Cutaneous Infection with Mycobacterium abscessus in a child.
Nontuberculous mycobacteria can cause cutaneous infections in both children and adults. Localized nontuberculous mycobacterial infections of the skin have been reported in children following injections or surgical procedures. We report a child who developed a cutaneous nontuberculous mycobacterial infection after exposure of a skin wound to pond water. Cutaneous infection with the rapidly growing mycobacteria Mycobacterium abscessus was demonstrated by clinical and histologic evaluation on the lower leg of an otherwise healthy 12-year-old Caucasian boy. We describe this as an instance of an unusual acquisition of cutaneous M. abscessus infection in a child.
Brantley
Julie S
JS
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, USA. jbrantley@ccstexas.com
Readinger
Allison L
AL
Morris
Elizabeth S
ES
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D017291:Clarithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017291:Clarithromycin