Levofloxacin alone efficiently treated a cutaneous mycobacterium fortuitum infection.
Cutaneous infections with Mycobacterium (M.) fortuitum are rare, and some cases resist treatment. We report two cases of cutaneous M. fortuitum infection successfully treated with levofloxacin alone.
Fujita
Nobuhiro
N
Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan.
Utani
Atsushi
A
Matsumoto
Fumiaki
F
Matsushima
Hironori
H
Kakuta
Mari
M
Hatamochi
Atsushi
A
Shinkai
Hiroshi
H
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D064704:Levofloxacin; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D019907:Mycobacterium fortuitum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D064704:Levofloxacin; D015242:Ofloxacin