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.
Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan.
Nobuhiro
N
Fujita
Atsushi
A
Utani
Fumiaki
F
Matsumoto
Hironori
H
Matsushima
Mari
M
Kakuta
Atsushi
A
Hatamochi
Hiroshi
H
Shinkai
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