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Disseminated cutaneous mycobacterium avium complex in a person with AIDS.

Endly, D C; Ackerman, L S.

Dermatol Online J ; 20(5): 22616, 2014 May 16.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24852776

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A cutaneous Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection is a rare infection that can occur through direct inoculation or via dissemination to the skin. We report an interesting case of disseminated cutaneous MAC infection in a 45-year-old man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), currently treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and MAC prophylaxis.

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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/diagnosis , Mycobacterium avium Complex/isolation & purification , Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection/diagnosis , Skin Diseases, Bacterial/diagnosis , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/drug therapy , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/immunology , Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/drug therapy , Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/immunology , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active , Biopsy , Humans , Immunocompromised Host , Male , Middle Aged , Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection/drug therapy , Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection/immunology , Skin Diseases, Bacterial/drug therapy , Skin Diseases, Bacterial/immunology

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