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Case Reports
. 2021 Nov 1:18:79-81.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2021.10.024. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Disseminated cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae infection as a presenting sign of ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone syndrome

Meredith A Park  1 , Lindsey J Gaghan  1 , Paul B Googe  2 , Klara R Klein  3 , Julie E Mervak  2
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Disseminated cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae infection as a presenting sign of ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone syndrome

Meredith A Park et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: ACTH tumor; ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone; Cushing syndrome; Cushingoid state; Mycobacterium chelonae; NTM, nontuberculosis mycobacterium; disseminated infection; hypercortisolemia; immunosuppression; steroids.

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Figures

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Fig 1
Erythematous nodules of the left arm in a sporotrichoid distribution.
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Fig 2
Pitting edema and erythematous nodules of the right thigh in a sporotrichoid distribution.
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Fig 3
A, Tiny cavities in the subcutaneous fat were surrounded by neutrophils and macrophages. B, Numerous, beaded acid-fast bacilli were present in the subcutaneous inflammation. Cultures identified Mycobacterium chelonae. (A, Hematoxylin-eosin stain and B, acid-fast stain; original magnifications: A, ×20; B, ×100.)
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