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Chronic cutaneous infection caused by Mycobacterium gordonae
L Zala1, T Hunziker, L R Braathen
1Dermatological Clinic, University of Berne, Switzerland.
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland)
|January 1, 1993
Summary
A rare skin infection caused by Mycobacterium gordonae, an environmental bacterium, presented as chronic nodules. Surgical treatment was effective for the patient
Area of Science:
- Dermatology
- Microbiology
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- Mycobacterium gordonae is an environmental mycobacterium.
- It is rarely pathogenic in humans.
- Cutaneous infections are uncommon.