title: Cutaneous non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease: A case series.
abstract: We report the first case series of allogeneic haematopoietic stem-cell transplant patients with graft versus host disease who developed cutaneous non-tuberculous mycobacteria infection. A multidisciplinary approach, reduction of immunosuppressive medications, combination of antibiotics, close skin surveillance and excision of suitable lesions are recommended in this specific subgroup.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Gilberto
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moreno-Bonilla
authors.forename: Bonita
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Choy
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fernandez-Peñas
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000150:complications*; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology
keywords: graft versus host disease; hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; non-tuberculous mycobacteria; transplantation