title: Primary cutaneous infection by Mycobacterium avium: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are becoming increasingly important cutaneous pathogens as the number of susceptible patients increases. Nevertheless, primary cutaneous infection by one particular species, Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), remains relatively unusual, particularly in immunocompetent patients. We review the English-language literature on primary cutaneous MAC in patients who were neither immunocompromised nor pharmacologically immunosuppressed. We offer an additional report of a healthy patient who presented to our clinic with primary cutaneous MAC following seemingly innocuous trauma to the leg.
authors.affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aboutalebi
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Rajani
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Katta
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D019910:Mycobacterium marinum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents