Mycobacterium chelonae cutaneous infection in a patient with mixed connective tissue disease

• Main Authors: Renan Lage (Author), Danilo Guerreiro Zeolo Biccigo (Author), Felipe Borba Calixto Santos (Author), Erica Chimara (Author), Elisangela Samartin Pegas Pereira (Author), Adilson da Costa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Around 50 mycobacteria species cause human disease. Immunosuppressive states predispose to non-tuberculous mycobaterium infection, such as Mycobacterium chelonae: AFB, non-tuberculous, fast growth of low virulence and uncommon as a human pathogen. It may compromise the skin and soft tissues, lungs,...