Mycobacterium fortuitum Infection Occurring After a Punch Biopsy Procedure
- 1 July 1997
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Pediatric Dermatology
- Vol. 14 (4) , 290-292
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1470.1997.tb00960.x
Abstract
Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rapidly growing atypical mycobacterium frequently reported as a postsurgical wound complication from a major surgical procedure. We present a unique case of M. fortuitum infection occurring in a 4-year-old boy after a minor punch biopsy surgical procedure. As far as we know there has been no published case of M. fortuitum occurring after a punch biopsy procedure.Keywords
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