Mycobacterium avium complex infection limited to the skin in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.
We describe a case of Mycobacterium avium infection of the skin in a 51-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus. Two lesions were treated with a combination of oral tetracycline or minocycline and hyperthermia using a portable warmer. One subsequently healed, leaving an atrophic scar, but the other lesion persisted, and was eventually excised.
Department of Dermatology, Surugadai Hospital, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan.
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D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology