A Case of Cutaneous Infection with Mycobacterium Chelonae / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
;
: 320-323, 2004.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-50275
ABSTRACT
Mycobacterium chelonae is a rapidly growing atypical mycobacteria that can cause both systemic and cutaneous infections as a human pathogen. This saprophyte is ubiquitous in the environment and has been found in water, soil, and dust particles. Clarithromycin is a highly specific drug against M. chelonae. A 53-year-old man had a nodule on the dorsum of his right hand that had developed in 3~4 months. The lesion was a slightly tender 2.0x1.5cm erythematous nodule and had an overlying ruptured pustule. Culture demonstrated atypical mycobacterim, with a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) which confirmed M. chelonae.
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Main subject:
Soil
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Mycobacterium chelonae
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Clarithromycin
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Dust
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Hand
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Mycobacterium
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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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