Disseminated folliculitis by Mycobacterium fortuitum in an immunocompetent woman*

نویسندگان

  • Sara Macente
  • Cesar Helbel
  • Simone Felizardo Rocha Souza
  • Vera Lúcia Dias Siqueira
  • Rubia Andreia Falleiros Padua
  • Rosilene Fressatti Cardoso
چکیده

Mycobacterium fortuitum is a non-tuberculous fast-growing mycobacterium which is frequently acquired from environmental sources such as soil and water. Since it is an opportunist pathogen, it is associated with trauma, surgery or immunodeficiency. The current report describes a case of Mycobacterium fortuitum-caused disseminated lesions on the skin of an immunocompetent patient.

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دوره 88  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2013