Cutaneous Mycobacterium kansasii infection presenting as cellulitis.
An immunocompromised renal transplant patient developed a cellulitis-like lesion on the leg. This lesion and subsequent periarticular lesions proved to be due to Mycobacterium kansasii. Although cutaneous infection due to these microorganisms is rare, in selected cases it should be considered in the differential diagnosis.
D000328:Adult; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications; D007868:Leg Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology*