A Mycobacterium Chelonae Subsp. abscessus Wound Infection After Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy.
- Author:
Sang Ho LEE
1
;
Ku Yeoup KIM
;
Seoung Pyo HONG
;
Myung Jae KIM
;
Mun Ho YANG
;
Jin Tae SEOU
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung-Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mycobacterium chelonae;
Rapid growing mycobacterium
- MeSH:
Colon;
Dust;
Gastrostomy*;
Humans;
Immunocompromised Host;
Mycobacterium chelonae*;
Mycobacterium*;
Skin;
Soft Tissue Infections;
Soil;
Wound Infection*;
Wounds and Injuries*
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
1997;53(6):842-846
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Mycobacterium chelonae is a rapidly growing organism that has been found in water, soil, and dust. Although it can colonize healthy persons without sequelae, it can also cause skin and soft tissue infections, pulmonary infections and other sequelaes and rarely, disseminated disease in immunocompromised patients. But, infections due to rapidly growing mycobacteria are probably markedly underdiagnosed and these organisms are capable of causing a wide spectrum of clinical disease. We experienced a case of wound infection with M. chelonae after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy and report with review of literatures.
