title: Mycobacterium fortuitum skin infection as a complication of anabolic steroids: a rare case report.
abstract: Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rare cause of recurrent skin abscesses in an immunocompetent person. We report the case of a 37-year-old man presenting with multiple recurrent non-healing skin abscesses. Culture of the abscess wall yielded growth of M fortuitum. In our case,  we highlight the association of anabolic steroids with non-tuberculous mycobacterial skin abscesses that fail to resolve despite repeated drainage.
authors: Medway NHS Foundation Trust, UK. roshanne.pai@doctors.org.uk
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Pai
authors: U
authors: U
authors: Parampalli
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Hettiarachchi
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000139:chemically induced*; D019907:Mycobacterium fortuitum; D012008:Recurrence; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013256:Steroids / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D045930:Anabolic Agents; D013256:Steroids