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Sporotrichoid spread of Mycobacterium chelonei
Author(s) -
HIGGINS E.M.,
LAWRENCE C.M.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1988.tb00686.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology
Summary Mycobacterium chelonei is an unusual human pathogen. Cutaneous infection, when it occurs, is usually isolated and associated with penetrating trauma. 1 A case of linear proximal spread imitating sporotrichosis is reported.