Mycobacterium chelonae (M. chelonae Subspecies chelonae): Report of a Patient with a Sporotrichoid Presentation Who Was Successfully Treated with Clarithromycin and Ciprofloxacin

We describe a sporotrichoid presentation of infection with Mycobacterium chelonae (M. chelonae subspecies chelonae). The disease occurred in a patient receiving corticosteroid therapy and was cured by the use of clarithromycin and ciprofloxacin.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 1994-06, Vol.18 (6), p.999-1001
Hauptverfasser:	Zahid, Mubashir A., Klotz, Stephen A., Goldstein, Elliot, Bartholomew, William
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Antibacterial agents Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents Antimicrobials Atypical mycobacteria Biological and medical sciences Ciprofloxacin - therapeutic use Clarithromycin - therapeutic use Drug Therapy, Combination - therapeutic use Forearm Fungal diseases Fungal infections Humans Infections Infectious diseases Lesions Lung diseases Male Medical sciences Microbial Sensitivity Tests Mycobacterium chelonae Mycobacterium chelonae - drug effects Mycobacterium chelonae - isolation & purification Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - drug therapy Pharmacology. Drug treatments Skin Diseases, Bacterial - drug therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	We describe a sporotrichoid presentation of infection with Mycobacterium chelonae (M. chelonae subspecies chelonae). The disease occurred in a patient receiving corticosteroid therapy and was cured by the use of clarithromycin and ciprofloxacin.
ISSN:	1058-4838 1537-6591
DOI:	10.1093/clinids/18.6.999