2022年4月
A Cold-Blooded Tiptoer: Nonresolving Cellulitis in an Immunocompromised Patient.
Open forum infectious diseases
- 巻
- 9
- 号
- 4
- 開始ページ
- ofac074
- 終了ページ
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- DOI
- 10.1093/ofid/ofac074
Mycobacterium haemophilum is a nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) with a predilection for skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI) in the immunocompromised host. We report a case of disseminated M haemophilum infection initially presenting as a nonresolving subacute cellulitis of bilateral lower extremities. Genetic sequencing was used for final identification, while a commercially available polymerase chain reaction test returned a false-positive result for Mycobacterium intracellulare. Consequently, we highlight the importance of M haemophilum as a major differential diagnosis of SSTI in the immunocompromised host and the need for careful interpretation of rapid diagnostic tests.
- リンク情報
- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.1093/ofid/ofac074
- PubMed ID : 35308485
- PubMed Central 記事ID : PMC8926000