Localized primary cutaneous Mycobacterium kansasii infection in an immunocompromised patient

J Am Acad Dermatol. 1999 Nov;41(5 Pt 2):854-6. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(99)70344-0.

Abstract

Mycobacterium Kansasii is a rare primary cutaneous pathogen, most commonly affecting persons exposed to contaminated water, particularly after local trauma. Most patients who present with localized primary cutaneous M kansasii infection are immunocompetent, whereas the majority of patients with disseminated or pulmonary infection are immunocompromised. We describe a primary cutaneous M kansasii infection in an iatrogenically immunosuppressed patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Heart Transplantation*
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host*
  • Mycobacterium Infections / diagnosis*
  • Mycobacterium Infections / immunology
  • Mycobacterium Infections / pathology
  • Mycobacterium kansasii*
  • Skin Diseases, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Skin Diseases, Bacterial / pathology