Bilateral Sporotrichoid Cutaneous Atypical Mycobacterial Infection Due to Primary Inoculation

Authors

Erin Lowe, HCA HealthcareFollow
Alexa Broderick, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicineFollow
Richard Miller, HCA HealthcareFollow

Files

Division

West Florida

Hospital

Largo Medical Center

Specialty

Dermatology

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

5-2020

Keywords

Nontuberculosis mycobacterial infection, Atypical mycobacteral infection, Sporotrichoid

Disciplines

Bacterial Infections and Mycoses | Dermatology | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Abstract

The group of mycobacterial species that excludes Mycobacteria tuberculosis and Mycobacteria leprae is known as nontuberculosis or atypical mycobacteria. Nearly all atypical mycobacteria species can cause cutaneous infection. The diagnosis is challenging as disease may take months to become clinically apparent, morphology is non-specific, routine culture has a low sensitivity, and organisms can be sparse on histopathologic examination. Antibiotic resistance and further complicates management. The Gulf Coast is the highest incidence region of cutaneous atypical mycobacterial infections. Here we present a challenging case of bilateral sporotrichoid atypical mycobacterial infection due to primary inoculation.

Recommended Citation

Lowe, Erin; Broderick, Alexa; and Miller, Richard, "Bilateral Sporotrichoid Cutaneous Atypical Mycobacterial Infection Due to Primary Inoculation" (2020). West Florida Division Virtual Research Day 2020. 36.
https://scholarlycommons.hcahealthcare.com/westflorida2020/36