SPOROTRICHOID CUTANEOUS INFECTION DUE TO MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI IN A RENAL TRANSPLANT PATIENT.

Abstract

Atypical mycobacterial infections are becoming more common in dermatological practice due to increasing numbers of immunosuppressed patients. A case of cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonei infection with sporotrichoid spread in a renal transplant patient is described, and the current literature regarding clinical spectrum, histopathology and management of infection with this pathogen is reviewed.