Disseminated Cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae Infection in a Patient With Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

Authors :: Roukens AH
Mendels EJ
Verbeet NL
von dem Borne PA
Nicolae-Cristea AR
Bentvelsen RG
van Doorn R
de Boer MG
Source :: Open forum infectious diseases [Open Forum Infect Dis] 2014 Nov 26; Vol. 1 (3), pp. ofu103. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Nov 26 (Print Publication: 2014).
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: We report a case of disseminated cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae infection in a patient who was treated with chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia. We discuss the clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of this unusual infection in neutropenic patients.

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