RT Journal Article
T1 Verrucous tumor mimicking squamous cell carcinoma in immunocompetent patient.
A1 Ruiz-Villaverde, Ricardo
A1 Sanchez-Cano, Daniel
A1 Martinez-Peinado, Carmen M
A1 Galan-Gutierrez, Manuel
K1 Mycobacteria
K1 Non-tuberculous
K1 Skin infection
K1 Rifampicin
K1 Clarythromycin
K1 Infecciones relacionadas con catéteres
K1 Emigración e inmigración
K1 Humanos
K1 Infecciones por micobacterias no tuberculosas
K1 Tuberculosis
K1 Carcinoma de células escamosas
AB Mycobacteria cause a range of diseases in both immunocompetent and immunosuppressed individuals. An increase in non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections targeting skin has been described. Many hypotheses have been developed in order to explain it: the increasing burden of immunocompromised individuals, immigration from endemic countries, improved laboratory identification techniques, and changes inhuman behavior that expose individuals to this NTM. Mycobacterium mucogenicum group comprises M. mucogenicum, Mycobacterium aubagnense, and Mycobacterium phocaicum. This group of organisms was first named Mycobacterium chelonae-like organism in 1982. Most clinically significant cases of those organisms involved catheter-related infections. Nevertheless, we report an interesting patient with a cutaneous infection produced by M. mucogenicum mimicking a squamous cell carcinoma; an excellent response to combined therapy with rifampicin and clarythromicin was observed.
PB University of California, Davis
YR 2016
FD 2016-02-17
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2319
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2319
LA en
NO Ruiz-Villaverde R, Sanchez-Cano, D, Martinez-Peinado CM,  Galan-Gutierrez M.  Verrucous tumor mimicking squamous cell carcinoma in immunocompetent patient. Dermatology Online Journal. 2016 22(2).
NO Journal Article;
DS RISalud
RD Apr 12, 2025