Disseminated Mycobacterium abscessus Infection in Healthy Adult / 대한피부과학회지

ABSTRACT

Mycobacterium (M.) abscessus have been known to cause cutaneous and soft-tissue infections in immunocompetent individuals as a result of skin injury. We report a case of disseminated M. abscessus infection transmitted by intramuscular injections to control pain in the right shoulder in of a 48-year-old female. She presented with multiple erythematous cutaneous draining nodules and ulcers on her right upper back. Although she was a healthy woman, painful cutaneous nodules were newly developed on her anterior chest and left inguinal area without any apparent causes. M. absessus was identified via mycobacterial culture on both the primary lesions and other sites.