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Case Reports
. 2024 Jan-Feb;99(1):145-147.
doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2023.02.004. Epub 2023 Sep 27.

Mycobacterium abscessus sporotrichoid infection after a dog bite

Patricia Guadalupe Mendoza-Del Toro Patricia  1 , Arturo Robles-Tenorio Arturo  2 , Víctor Manuel Tarango-Martínez Victor  3
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Mycobacterium abscessus sporotrichoid infection after a dog bite

Patricia Guadalupe Mendoza-Del Toro Patricia et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2024 Jan-Feb.
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Three ulcerated, purulent, gummas affecting the thigh
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Abundant acid-fast bacili can be observed with Ziehl-Neelsen stain
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M. abscessus colonies grew in Lowenstein Jensen culture after 7 days
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Favorable clinical response
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