MYCOBACTERIUM HAEMOPHILUM SKIN INFECTION IN AN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT

  • Olga Ferreira Serviço de Dermatologia e Venereologia, Centro Hospitalar de São João EPE, Porto, Portugal - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
  • Carmen Lisboa Serviço de Dermatologia e Venereologia, Centro Hospitalar de São João EPE, Porto, Portugal - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
  • Maria João Cruz Serviço de Dermatologia e Venereologia, Centro Hospitalar de São João EPE, Porto, Portugal - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
  • Joana Sobrinho Simões Serviço de Microbiologia, Centro Hospitalar de São João EPE, Porto, Portugal
  • Herberto Bettencourt Serviço de Anatomia Patológica, Centro Hospitalar de São João EPE, Porto, Portugal
  • Filomena Azevedo Serviço de Dermatologia e Venereologia, Centro Hospitalar de São João EPE, Porto, Portugal

Abstract

Mycobacterium haemophilum skin infection is a rare disease with a difficult diagnosis and a challenging treatment. We report the case of a patient on chronic corticotherapy for myositis with nodules on the lower limbs in which Mycobacterium haemophilum was identified by PCR technique. This case emphasizes the need for a high index of suspicion for the diagnosis. In fact, this infection can currently be underdiagnosed due to the special requirements for culture. It should be considered in patients with chronic granulomatous processes in combination with negative my- cobacteriological examination.

KEYWORDS – Mycobacterium haemophilum; Immunocompromised host; Mycobacterium infections; Skin diseases, bacterial.


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Published
2013-01-13
How to Cite
Ferreira, O., Lisboa, C., Cruz, M. J., Simões, J. S., Bettencourt, H., & Azevedo, F. (2013). MYCOBACTERIUM HAEMOPHILUM SKIN INFECTION IN AN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT. Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology, 70(3), 393. https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.70.3.20
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Case Reports