Disseminated skin infection due to Mycobacterium fortuitum in an immunocompetent patient

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 158-161

  Silvestre Salvador, J F ^a   Betlloch, M I ^a   Alfonso, R ^a   Ramon R L ^a   Morell, A M ^a   Navas, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Disseminated skin disease; Immunocompetent host; Micobacterium fortuitum; Therapy

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CEFACLOR; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; MINOCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LEG DERMATOSES; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 7344239849     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9959(98)00041-5     Document Type: Article

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