title: Cutaneous Infection with Mycobacterium abscessus in a child.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, USA. jbrantley@ccstexas.com
authors.forename: Julie S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Brantley
authors.forename: Allison L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Readinger
authors.forename: Elizabeth S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017291:Clarithromycin