Multifocal keloids associated with Mycobacterium fortuitum following intralesional steroid therapy.
We report a case of subcutaneous abscess formation with Mycobacterium fortuitum following intralesional steroid injection into multifocal keloids. A high index of suspicion of atypical mycobacteria infection is needed in patients with a history of skin and soft tissue infections, in particular late-onset infections, which are negative for routine bacterial cultures and without a clinical response to antibiotics used for acute pyogenic infections.
Department of Microbiology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India. shaileshgar@yahoo.com
Shailesh
S
Kumar
Noyal Mariya
NM
Joseph
Joshy M
JM
Easow
Sivaraman
S
Umadevi