A Case of Skin and Soft Tissue Infection by Mycobacterium massiliense.
10.3904/kjm.2014.87.4.510
- Author:
Tae Hoon KIM
1
;
Ji Hyun YOON
;
Sung Joon JIN
;
Ki Hyun KIM
;
Jae Young CHEON
;
Hong Jin YOON
;
Young Goo SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. imfell@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mycobacterium infections;
Nontuberculous mycobacteria;
Clarithromycin
- MeSH:
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Clarithromycin;
Mycobacterium Infections;
Mycobacterium*;
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria;
Skin*;
Soft Tissue Infections*
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2014;87(4):510-513
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Mycobacterium massiliense (M. massiliense) was identified recently as a species that separated from M. abscessus. Unlike M. abscessus, M. massiliense responds well to clarithromycin-based antibiotic treatment. Many cases of M. massiliense infections related to iatrogenic procedures have been reported. We report a case of skin and soft tissue infection by M. massiliense, which was not caused by medical appliances, that was treated successfully using clarithromycin monotherapy for -6 months after initial treatment with empirical antibiotics for 4 weeks.
