A Case of Mycobacterium kansasii Cutaneous Infection in a Heart Transplant Recipient.
- Author:
Hyun Jung PARK
1
;
Hoon YU
;
Sang Ho CHOI
;
Heungsup SUNG
;
Joon Pio HONG
;
Jae Joong KIM
;
Sang Oh LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. soleemd@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cutaneous infection;
Heart transplantation;
Mycobacterium kansasii
- MeSH:
Ciprofloxacin;
Clarithromycin;
Ethambutol;
Heart;
Heart Transplantation;
Humans;
Korea;
Lung;
Mycobacterium;
Mycobacterium kansasii;
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria;
Rifampin;
Transplants
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2011;81(1):121-125
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Mycobacterium kansasii is a slow-growing, nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) that primarily affects lung tissue. Cutaneous infection with M. kansasii has not been reported previously in heart transplant recipients in Korea. We report a case of cutaneous infection caused by M. kansasii in a heart transplant recipient. The patient was treated successfully for 18 months with ciprofloxacin, clarithromycin, ethambutol, and rifampin.
