title: Mycobacterium peregrinum Skin Infection: Case Report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Mycobacterium peregrinum is a rapidly growing mycobacterium (RGM) that rarely causes skin infections. The correct identification of the specific RGM infecting the skin will enhance therapeutic success.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To highlight the importance of rapid and precise identification of the Mycobacterium involved in skin infections in order to enhance therapeutic success.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe an RGM skin infection in an immunocompetent patient.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Classic methods (biochemical tests and culture) of RGM identification are time-consuming, and the histopathological features are not specific. Some molecular methods are reliable but expensive. The PRAhsp-65 is a simple procedure that is helpful in identifying the specific agent of an RGM.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although skin infections caused by M peregrinum are rare, they represent a substantial clinical challenge. Specific and more effective treatment options depend on the development of precise and rapid methods for identifying mycobacterial species.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Department-UNESP, University Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil drpatrick.mdmail@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Patrick Alexander
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Wachholz
authors.affiliation: Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Christiane Salgado
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Sette
authors.affiliation: Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Dejair
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Caitano do Nascimento
authors.affiliation: Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cleverson Teixeira
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.affiliation: Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Suzana Madeira
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Diório
authors.affiliation: Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paula Yoshiko
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Masuda
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*
keywords: Mycobacterium peregrinum; bacterial skin diseases; case reports; rapidly growing mycobacteria; skin infection