Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Caused by Mycobacterium abscessus Developed after Intramuscular Injection: A Case Report.
- Author:
Minkyu KIM
1
;
Yerl Bo SUNG
;
Baek Nam KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Mycobacterium abscessus; Skin and soft tissue infection; Intramuscular injection; Clarithromycin
- MeSH: Clarithromycin; Injections, Intramuscular; Lung; Mycobacterium; Skin; Soft Tissue Infections
- From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2012;44(2):67-70
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Mycobacterium abscessus is a rapidly-growing bacterium which spreads everywhere in the natural world. Lung infection is the most common infection that it causes, but skin and soft tissue infections can occur after injections, operations, or other trauma. We report a case of subcutaneous infection caused by M. abscessus followed by an intramuscular injection.
