title: Panniculitis caused by Mycobacterium monacense mimicking erythema induratum: a case in Ecuador.
abstract: We report the first case of recently characterized species M. monacense associated with chronic nodular vasculitis, infecting a young woman. This case represents the first isolation of M. monacense from Ecuador. The isolate was identified by conventional and molecular techniques.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Vozandes, Ecuador; Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Ecuador.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.affiliation: Hospital Vozandes, Ecuador.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Herrera
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Investigaciones en Biomedicina, Zurita & Zurita Laboratorios, Ecuador.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cartelle
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Investigaciones en Biomedicina, Zurita & Zurita Laboratorios, Ecuador.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barba
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Patología, Hospital AXXIS, Quito, Ecuador.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tello
authors.affiliation: Hospital Vozandes, Ecuador; Unidad de Investigaciones en Biomedicina, Zurita & Zurita Laboratorios, Ecuador; Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Ecuador.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zurita
keywords: Ecuador; Mycobacterium monacense; Non-tuberculous mycobacteria; erythema induratum