title: Treatment of Mycobacterium chelonae infection with controlled localized heating.
abstract: An immunocompetent man acquired a localized cutaneous infection caused by the atypical mycobacterium Mycobacterium chelonae. This was successfully treated with controlled localized heating with a hand-held radiofrequency heat generator. Possible mechanisms of effects of heat on this organism are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Section of Dermatology, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson 85724.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Rothschild
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004582:Electronics, Medical / Q000295:instrumentation; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000628:therapy*; D011846:Radio Waves