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PMID: 7336477 Published · ppublish English Case Reports Journal Article

Injection abscesses due to mycobacterium chelonei occurring in a diabetic patient.

Tubercle ·Vol. 62 ·No. 4 ·1981-12-00 ·Pages 277-9

Jackson PG, Keen H, Noble CJ, Simmons NA

Abstract

The case of a young fit diabetic patient who suffered from injection abscesses is presented. Mycobacterium Chelonei var chelonei was the organism responsible. The organism was difficult to isolate, but skin tests yielded valuable results. The abscesses responded to treatment with erythromycin and cotrimoxazole.

MeSH Terms
Abscess/etiology Adult Diabetes Complications Female Humans Injections, Intradermal Mycobacterium Infections/complications Skin Diseases, Infectious/etiology
Authors & Affiliations
4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Jackson P G
Keen H
Noble C J
Simmons N A
Article Info
Journal
Tubercle
Abbr.
Tubercle
ISSN
0041-3879
DOI
10.1016/s0041-3879(81)80008-6
Published
1981-12-00
Pages
277-9
Language
English
Region
Scotland
NLM ID
1273730
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1016/s0041-3879(81)80008-6
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