Mycobacterium chelonae Wrist Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient
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Cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae infection presenting as symmetrical plaques on both shins in an immunocompetent patient.
Sir, Mycobacterium chelonae exists widely in soil, fresh water, and dust throughout the world and is usually non-pathogenic in humans. The organism is a rapidly growing mycobacterium, and belongs to the Runyon group IV classification. Cutaneous M. chelonae infections can be classified into two types according to patient immune status. In immunocompetent patients, lesions usually follow trauma a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2210-4917,2210-4925
DOI: 10.1016/j.jotr.2015.01.002