Mycobacterium chelonae (M. chelonae subspecies chelonae): report of a patient with a sporotrichoid presentation who was successfully treated with clarithromycin and ciprofloxacin.
We describe a sporotrichoid presentation of infection with Mycobacterium chelonae (M. chelonae subspecies chelonae). The disease occurred in a patient receiving corticosteroid therapy and was cured by the use of clarithromycin and ciprofloxacin.
Zahid
M A
MA
Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City.
Klotz
S A
SA
Goldstein
E
E
Bartholomew
W
W
D000368:Aged; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017291:Clarithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016926:Mycobacterium chelonae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy*
D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D017291:Clarithromycin