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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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Atypical mycobacterial cutaneous infection caused by mycobacterium abscessus complex: An unusual presentation masquerading actinomycosis
Gaurav Harishchandra Khandait1, Rajvardhan Bagane1, Swapna S Khatu1, Nachiket Palaskar1, Abhishek S Patokar1, Himanshu Pophale2
1 Department of Dermatology, SKNMC, Pune, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Pulmonary Medicine, SKNMC, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Gaurav Harishchandra Khandait
Department of Dermatology, SKNMC, Pune, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/cdr.cdr_121_20
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Atypical mycobacterial infections are caused by mycobacteria other than those from the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and Mycobacterium leprae. They are ubiquitous, aerobic, nonmotile, and acid-fast bacilli seen in soil and water. Here, we report the case of a 31-year-old married female who presented with multiple painful pus-filled lesions over both the breast, abdomen, and back associated with yellow-colored discharge for 6 months. Tuberculosis-polymerase chain reaction revealed the presence of atypical mycobacteria which on further investigation with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight isolated Mycobacterium abscessus species.
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