Mycobacterium chelonae Is an Ubiquitous Atypical Mycobacterium

• Main Authors: Miguel Pinto-Gouveia (Author), Ana Gameiro (Author), Leonor Ramos (Author), José Carlos Cardoso (Author), Maria Manuel Brites (Author), Óscar Tellechea (Author), Américo Figueiredo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2015-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The type of cutaneous infection varies mainly according to the patient's immune status, and the disseminated form is mostly found in the context of immunosuppression. We report the case of a 62-year-old male who was under long-term systemic corticosteroid therapy and presented with a 7-month hi...