Cutaneous nontuberculous mycobacterial infection: A clinicopathological study of 7 cases

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 227-231

  Song, Heejin ^a   Lee, Hyeonsook ^a   Choi, Gwangseong ^a   Shin, Jeonghyun ^a  

^a Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Clinicopathologic study; Cutaneous infections; Nontuberculous mycobacteria

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFABUTIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; CELL INFILTRATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EOSINOPHIL; EPIDERMIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN GRANULOMA; SKIN NODULE; ADOLESCENT; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; DRUG COMBINATION; EOSINOPHILIA; GENETICS; GRANULOMA; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CLARITHROMYCIN; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EOSINOPHILIA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149143514     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e318196187a     Document Type: Article

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