A case of skin infection caused by Mycobacterium abscessus

Yun Lim Choi; Kwang Jun Lee; Dong Youn Lee; Eil Soo Lee

A case of skin infection caused by Mycobacterium abscessus

Yun Lim Choi
, Kwang Jun Lee
, Dong Youn Lee
, Eil Soo Lee

Department of Dermatology

Sungkyunkwan University

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Abstract

We report a case of cutaneous Mycobacterium (M.) abscessus infection in a 57-year-old healthy woman who presented with an erythematous plaque on her cheek. No previous trauma history was reported. A skin biopsy specimen revealed an abscess and granuloma as well as some acid-fast bacilli in the dermis. The microorganism was identified as M. abscessus by culture and PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. The patient was treated with clarithromycin and ciprofloxacin. After 6 months, the skin lesion had been resolved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	852-855
Number of pages	4
Journal	Korean Journal of Dermatology
Volume	43
Issue number	6
State	Published - Jun 2005

Keywords

Mycobacterium abscessus
Skin infection

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A case of skin infection caused by Mycobacterium abscessus

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