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Perianal fistulae caused by Mycobacterium fortuitum
Ashis Mukhopadhya1, Subhas Chandra Samal, Uma Mukundan
1Department of GI Sciences, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. ashis@angelfire.com
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
|January 25, 2003
Abstract:
Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rapidly growing Mycobacterium , which usually colonizes the soil, dust and water. It commonly causes skin and soft tissue infections especially in patients who have preceding trauma. We report a case of perianal fistulae caused by M. fortuitum.