title: Localized primary cutaneous Mycobacterium kansasii infection in an immunocompromised patient.
abstract: Mycobacterium Kansasii is a rare primary cutaneous pathogen, most commonly affecting persons exposed to contaminated water, particularly after local trauma. Most patients who present with localized primary cutaneous M kansasii infection are immunocompetent, whereas the majority of patients with disseminated or pulmonary infection are immunocompromised. We describe a primary cutaneous M kansasii infection in an iatrogenically immunosuppressed patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stengem
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Grande
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hsu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D019909:Mycobacterium kansasii; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology