Mycobacterium immunogenum skin infections: Two different presentations

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 941-944

  Shedd IV, Angela D ^a   Edhegard II, Kim D ^b   Lugo Somolinos, Aída ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MOMETASONE FUROATE; RNA 16S; TERBINAFINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CANCER SCREENING; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CELLULITIS; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; FAT NECROSIS; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MELANOMA; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM IMMUNOGENUM; SHOULDER; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN PRURITUS; SKIN REDNESS; SKIN ULCER; TISSUE CULTURE;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; SKIN; TUBERCULOSIS, CUTANEOUS;

EID: 77954912814     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.04363.x     Document Type: Article

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