title: Unusual mycobacteria in 5 cases of opportunistic infections.
abstract: Five cases of infection due to an unusual mycobacterium are recorded, and the growth requirements and histological findings are discussed. On initial culture, these mycobacteria could be grown only on Lowenstein-Jensen medium containing ferric ammonium citrate, and the histology of the skin lesions was not always typical of mycobacterial disease.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003470:Culture Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media