Mycobacterium fortuitum is a non-tuberculous fast-growing mycobacterium which is frequently acquired from environmental sources such as soil and water. Since it is an opportunist pathogen, it is associated with trauma, surgery or immunodeficiency. The current report describes a case of Mycobacterium...

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Main Authors: Sara Macente, Cesar Helbel, Simone Felizardo Rocha Souza, Vera Lúcia Dias Siqueira, Rubia Andreia Falleiros Padua, Rosilene Fressatti Cardoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2013-02-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962013000100102