Cutaneous-mucous infection with lymphadenopathy caused by Mycobacterium chelonei.
A 61-year-old man presented with an eruption of papulonodular lesions on the glans and discharging bilateral inguinal lymphadenopathy. The lesions sprang up as a consequence of urethral dilatations. Mycobacterium chelonei was isolated from the inguinal discharge, while acid-fast bacteria were detected microscopically in a biopsied nodule. The pathogenesis of this infection is discussed.
D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology