Bilateral sporotrichoid lymphocutaneous dermatosis in a drug abuser: Case report and review of the literature

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 393-395

  Chang, Shyue Luen ^a   Chung, Wen Hung ^a   Huang, Yu Huei ^a,b   Hong, Hong Shang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Drug abuse; Mycobacterial infections

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SPOROTRICHOSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; PAIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 55249118647     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/0128071-200809060-00006     Document Type: Article

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