Cutaneous infection caused by Mycobacterium abscessus mimicking actinomycosis
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چکیده
Mycobacterium abscessus is a rapid grower, can cause pulmonary infection and cutaneous infection. They are usually resistant to multiple antimicrobials. So challenging physicians for treatment. Here we report a rare case of caused by mimicking actinomycosis. Keywords: Actinomycosis cutaneous infection, Mycobacterium NTM.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: IP international journal of medical microbiology and tropical diseases
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2581-4753', '2581-4761']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijmmtd.2021.011