Cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae infection with bilateral sporotrichoid involvement

Cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae I infection extending in the lower extremities in a renal transplanted patient

“…The use of an association of levofloxacin and clarithromycin eradicated the infection. Cutaneous M. chelonae I infection exhibiting a sporotricoid arrangement in the extremities can be due to a proximal extension through lymphatic vessel dissemination, 7 but this is not the case of our patient. However, haematogenous spreading of M. chelonae infection in transplanted patients and/or those under corticosteroid therapy can cause a relapse in the extremities in the absence of trauma; 8 in our patient, saphenectomy could have aided the persistence of the bacteria.…”

Mycobacterium chelonae Infection After Fractionated Carbon Dioxide Facial Resurfacing (Presenting as an Atypical Acneiform Eruption): Case Report and Literature Review

“…In immunocompetent people, localized cutaneous involvement typifies the infection, whereas a disseminated infection occurs in the immunosuppressed. [20][21][22][23][24] Cutaneous lesions can occur as erythematous papules, ulcerative nodules or abscesses, 25 draining sinus tracts, 26 sporotrichoid lesions on the extremities, 7,21 or even cutaneous vasculitis. 27 Lesions usually appear within 1 to 2 months of inoculation.…”

Cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae Infection Presenting as Symmetrical Plaques on Both Shins in an Immunocompetent Patient

“…Cutaneous M chelonae infections occurring as multiple lesions in immunocompetent patients without a histor;/ of trauma or iatrogenic procedures have rarely been reported (1)(2)(3). In the present case, despite normal immune function, our patient showed bilateral symmetrical lesions on both shins, and denied trauma.…”