NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIAL INFECTIONS OF THE SKIN - REPORT OF 14 CASES AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

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STREET, ML
UMBERTMILLET, IJ
ROBERTS, GD
SU, WPD
机构
[1] MAYO CLIN & MAYO FDN, DEPT DERMATOL, 200 1ST ST SW, ROCHESTER, MN 55905 USA
[2] MAYO CLIN & MAYO FDN, CLIN MICROBIOL SECT, ROCHESTER, MN 55905 USA
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10.1016/0190-9622(91)70028-Z
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R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
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100206 ;
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This study comprised 14 patients from whose skin nontuberculous mycobacteria were recovered. Most clinical manifestations were relatively nonspecific. Various histopathologic patterns were observed in 22 biopsy specimens. Recurrences were common and prolonged treatment was often necessary. Culture of tissue remains the definitive diagnostic procedure. Cutaneous lesions can be the first or only site of nontuberculous mycobacteriosis.
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