Atypical mycobacteria infection in an immunocompromised patient

Dermatology Online Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Berger, Emily ^a   Batra, Priya ^a   Ralston, Jonathan ^a   Sanchez, Miguel R ^a   Franks Jr , Andrew G ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; CASE REPORT; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; PAPULE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NECROSIS; SKIN NODULE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; BIOPSY; BUTTOCK; HAND; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SKIN DISEASE; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; BUTTOCKS; CLARITHROMYCIN; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; SKIN DISEASES; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650547811     PISSN: 10872108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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