Cutaneous Mycobacterium intracellulare infection presenting as multiple asymptomatic papulonodules in an immunocompetent adult: A case report and review of the literature

• Hauptverfasser: Yen-Yun Tsai (VerfasserIn), Po-Ren Hsueh (VerfasserIn), Cheng-Hsiang Hsiao (VerfasserIn), Tsen-Fang Tsai (VerfasserIn)
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• Veröffentlicht: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Disseminated cutaneous nontuberculous mycobacteria infection is rare in immunocompetent hosts. We report a case of Mycobacterium intracellulare infection in an immunocompetent patient presenting with simultaneously developing multiple asymptomatic cutaneous papulonodules. The possibility of lung les...