Korean J Med.
2014 Oct;87(4):510-513. 10.3904/kjm.2014.87.4.510.
A Case of Skin and Soft Tissue Infection by Mycobacterium massiliense
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. imfell@yuhs.ac
- KMID: 2269231
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3904/kjm.2014.87.4.510
Abstract
- Mycobacterium massiliense (M. massiliense) was identified recently as a species that separated from M. abscessus. Unlike M. abscessus, M. massiliense responds well to clarithromycin-based antibiotic treatment. Many cases of M. massiliense infections related to iatrogenic procedures have been reported. We report a case of skin and soft tissue infection by M. massiliense, which was not caused by medical appliances, that was treated successfully using clarithromycin monotherapy for -6 months after initial treatment with empirical antibiotics for 4 weeks.
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