Subcutaneous Infection with Mycobacteriumabscessus in a Renal Transplant Recipient
| Autor: | G. Burg, Sonja Michaelis, Beatrix Mueller, Bettina Mareike Prinz, Natascha Kettelhack, Werner Kempf |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
Kidney
biology medicine.drug_class business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Incidence (epidemiology) Antibiotics Immunosuppression Dermatology Skin infection Mycobacterium abscessus medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Transplantation medicine.anatomical_structure Immunology medicine biology.protein Antibody business |
| Zdroj: | Dermatology. 208:259-261 |
| ISSN: | 1421-9832 1018-8665 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000077314 |
| Popis: | Transplant recipients show a high incidence of infections, often with atypical manifestations mainly because of drug-related immunosuppression. Mycobacterial infections can be life-threatening in immunosuppressed patients due to the risk of dissemination. There have been only few reports of cutaneous infections with Mycobacterium abscessus among immunosuppressed patients. We present a rare case with a sporotrichoid skin infection with M. abscessus in a renal recipient. The value of immunohistochemical detection of mycobacteria using an anti-BCG antibody in the diagnostic work-up skin biopsies is demonstrated. Long-term antibiotic treatment resulted in complete remission, although recurrences with atypical presentation were observed. |
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