Cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae infection presenting clinically as a mycetoma

Disseminated Cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient

“…Mycobacterium chelonae is typically an uncommon cause of cutaneous infections. The sporotrichoid pattern and disseminated form observed in our patient are unusual manifestations [ 2 , 3 ]. Moreover, it has been found that most of these extended lesions are developed in immunocompromised patients [ 4 ].…”

“…The sporotrichoid pattern associated with mycobacterial infections is not commonly observed in immunocompetent hosts, nor is the disseminated form. However, in immunosuppressed patients, the infection may have a progressive course with an increasing number of lesions and an extended time until clearance [ 2 , 3 ]. We present a case of cutaneous disseminated M. chelonae infection in an immunocompetent patient that persisted for a full decade.…”