Mycobacterial infection masquerading as cutaneous sarcoidosis

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Moss, J ^a   Zic, J ^a   Drake, W ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOSIS; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; PAPULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAINING; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 66449113630     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.02983.x     Document Type: Article

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