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Mycobacterium fortuitum associated with fasciotomy in an immunocompetent patient |
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| Authors: | Elba L. Rangel-Gamboa Rigoberto Hernández-Castro Roberto Arenas Judith Domínguez-Cherit Rodolfo Vick José Díaz Miriam Bobadilla del Valle Erika M. Carrillo-Casas Bárbara Chávez-Mazari Luis Rodríguez-Cruz |
| Affiliation: | 1. Dirección de Investigación, Hospital General “Dr. Manuel Gea González”, Calzada de Tlalpan 4800, Sección XVI, 14080, Mexico City, Mexico 2. Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital General “Dr. Manuel Gea González”, Calzada de Tlalpan 4800, Sección XVI, 14080, Mexico City, Mexico 3. Servicio de Infectología, Hospital General “Dr. Manuel Gea González”, Calzada de Tlalpan 4800, Sección XVI, 14080, ?Mexico City, Mexico 4. Laboratorio de Microbiología Clínica del Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición “Salvador Zubirán”, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Sección XVI, 14000, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Abstract: | A 40-year-old woman presented with a skin disease, characterized by confluent erythematous nodules and purulent material discharges, which affected the right arm. A Ziehl–Nielsen stain of purulent material revealed the presence of acid-fast bacilli. The isolated microorganism was identified by standard biochemical procedures as a member of the Mycobacterium fortuitum group. Molecular identification performed by amplification and sequencing of the 16S rRNA revealed 100% identity with strains of M. fortuitum. The following report reveals an extensive cutaneous affection caused by M. fortuitum in a non-predisposed immunocompetent patient. |
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