Disseminated Cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae Infection in a Patient With Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2014 Nov 26;1(3):ofu103. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofu103. eCollection 2014 Dec.

Abstract

We report a case of disseminated cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae infection in a patient who was treated with chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia. We discuss the clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of this unusual infection in neutropenic patients.

Keywords: Mycobacterium chelonae; acute myeloid leukemia; nontuberculous mycobacterium; skin.