Disseminated atypical mycobacterial infection in an allogeneic stem cell transplant recipient

Dermatol Online J. 2021 Jun 15;27(6). doi: 10.5070/D327654059.

Abstract

Nontuberculous mycobacteria are pathogens with diverse manifestations in immunocompromised hosts. The lesser-known Mycobacterium haemophilum usually causes cutaneous infection. Diagnosis is challenging but is aided by molecular testing and multidisciplinary communication. We present an immunocompromised patient with disseminated cutaneous mycobacterial infection with digital tenosynovitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / pathology*
  • Postoperative Complications / pathology*