Cutaneous Mycobacterium haemophilum infection in iatrogenically immunocompromised patients without transplantation
- 31 July 2008
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Elsevier BV in Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
- Vol. 59 (1), 139-142
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2008.01.023
Abstract
Cutaneous Mycobacterium haemophilum infections are most often the result of HIV or transplantation-associated immunosuppression. Rarely, M. haemophilum may infect healthy patients or iatrogenically immunosuppressed patients without transplantation. We herein report two cases of cutaneous M. haemophilum infection in HIV-negative patients without transplantation undergoing iatrogenic immunosuppression. Our cases and a literature review highlight the various clinical contexts in which M. haemophilum may arise in this patient population. Accordingly, we emphasize that a high index of suspicion is needed for diagnosis, which ultimately relies on skin biopsy, histopathologic examination, and culture.Keywords
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