Treatment of Mycobacterium haemophilum infection with an antibiotic regimen including clarithromycin.
A patient with rheumatoid arthritis developed ulcerated nodules predominantly on his legs. Skin biopsy and culture demonstrated rheumatoid vasculitis and infection with Mycobacterium haemophilum. Improvement was not seen until clarithromycin was added to his treatment regimen.
Darling
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Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
Sidhu-Malik
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N
Corey
G R
GR
Allen
N B
NB
Kamino
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H
Murray
J C
JC
D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017291:Clarithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000209:etiology
D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D017291:Clarithromycin; D011241:Prednisone; D012293:Rifampin