Cutaneous infection caused by Mycobacterium abscessus mimicking actinomycosis


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Article type :

Case Report

Author :

Ruby Dass, Archana C Choure, Sachinkumar V Wankhede

Volume :

7

Issue :

1

Abstract :

Mycobacterium abscessus is a rapid grower, can cause pulmonary infection and cutaneous infection. They are usually resistant to multiple antimicrobials. So challenging physicians for treatment. Here we report a rare case of cutaneous infection caused by Mycobacterium abscessus mimicking actinomycosis.

Keyword :

 Actinomycosis cutaneous infection, Mycobacterium abscessus and NTM.
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