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. 2014 Jul;59(4):383-4.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5154.135491.

Cutaneous Mycobacterium fortuitum Infection: Successfully Treated with Amikacin and Ofloxacin Combination

Sunil Sethi  1 , Shilpa Arora  1 , Vikas Gupta  2 , Shiv Kumar  1
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Cutaneous Mycobacterium fortuitum Infection: Successfully Treated with Amikacin and Ofloxacin Combination

Sunil Sethi et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2014 Jul.

Abstract

Cutaneous infections caused by atypical mycobacteria are uncommon and the diagnosis can be missed unless there is strong clinical suspicion supported by laboratory confirmation. We report a case of chronic discharging sinus caused by Mycobacterium fortuitum in a young healthy immunocompetent individual. The patient recovered completely following amikacin and ofloxacin therapy.

Keywords: Cutaneous infection; Mycobacterium fortuitum; immunocompetent.

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Discharging sinus in right and the healing incision wound in left paraumbilical region
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