title: Disseminated Mycobacterium chelonae Infection Identified by Repeated Skin Sampling and Molecular Methods in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine of Sensory and Motor Organs, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 86 Nishi-cho, Yonago-shi,, Tottori 683-8503, Japan. r-ttm@med.tottori-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Reiko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tsutsumi
authors.forename: Nanako
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Kazue
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakanaga
authors.forename: Norihisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D001706:Biopsy; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D016926:Mycobacterium chelonae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D021521:Ribotyping; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005938:Glucocorticoids