Disseminated Cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae Infection in a Patient With Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

Autor: Roukens AH; Departments of Infectious Diseases., Mendels EJ; Dermatology., Verbeet NL; Hematology., von dem Borne PA; Hematology., Nicolae-Cristea AR; Pathology., Bentvelsen RG; Medical Microbiology , Leiden University Medical Center , The Netherlands., van Doorn R; Dermatology., de Boer MG; Departments of Infectious Diseases.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Open forum infectious diseases [Open Forum Infect Dis] 2014 Nov 26; Vol. 1 (3), pp. ofu103. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Nov 26 (Print Publication: 2014).
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofu103
Abstrakt: We report a case of disseminated cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae infection in a patient who was treated with chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia. We discuss the clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of this unusual infection in neutropenic patients.
Databáze: MEDLINE