Successful treatment of nodular lymphangitis due to Mycobacterium chelonae in two immunosuppressed patients

Dermatol Online J. 2011 Mar 15;17(3):8.

Abstract

M. chelonae is a classical but uncommon etiology of nodular lymphangitis. We report 2 cases of nodular lymphangitis caused by M. chelonae occurring in immunocompromised hosts; both were cleared with antibiotic therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Clarithromycin / administration & dosage
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host*
  • Injections, Intravenous
  • Lymphangitis / microbiology*
  • Lymphangitis / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Minocycline / administration & dosage
  • Minocycline / analogs & derivatives
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous*
  • Mycobacterium chelonae*
  • Tigecycline
  • Tobramycin / administration & dosage
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Tigecycline
  • Minocycline
  • Clarithromycin
  • Tobramycin