Cushing's syndrome presenting as disseminated cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae infection.
Mycobacterium chelonae infection has not to our knowledge been reported as a complication of endogenous Cushing's syndrome. We describe a patient who presented with sporotrichoid M. chelonae infection and olecranon bursitis whose symptoms did not completely resolve until after bilateral adrenalectomy.
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Department of General Internal Medicine, Division of Medicine, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA 01805, USA. shaasmd@excite.com
Hodge
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Duncan
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D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000368:Aged; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D016926:Mycobacterium chelonae; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*