Ruiz-Villaverde, RicardoSanchez-Cano, DanielMartinez-Peinado, Carmen MGalan-Gutierrez, Manuel2016-08-082016-08-082016-02-17Ruiz-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).http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2319Journal Article;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.enMycobacteriaNon-tuberculousSkin infectionRifampicinClarythromycinInfecciones relacionadas con catéteresEmigración e inmigraciónHumanosInfecciones por micobacterias no tuberculosasTuberculosisCarcinoma de células escamosasMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Neoplasms::Neoplasms by Histologic Type::Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial::Carcinoma::Carcinoma, Squamous CellMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Bacterial Infections and Mycoses::Infection::Catheter-Related InfectionsMedical Subject Headings::Health Care::Population Characteristics::Demography::Population Dynamics::Emigration and ImmigrationMedical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::HumansMedical Subject Headings::Organisms::Bacteria::Gram-Positive Bacteria::Actinobacteria::Actinomycetales::Mycobacteriaceae::MycobacteriumMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Bacterial Infections and Mycoses::Bacterial Infections::Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections::Actinomycetales Infections::Mycobacterium Infections::Mycobacterium Infections, NontuberculousMedical Subject Headings::Organisms::Bacteria::Gram-Positive Bacteria::Actinobacteria::Actinomycetales::Mycobacteriaceae::Mycobacterium::Nontuberculous Mycobacteria::Mycobacterium chelonaeMedical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Heterocyclic Compounds::Heterocyclic Compounds with 4 or More Rings::Rifamycins::RifampinMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Bacterial Infections and Mycoses::Bacterial Infections::Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections::Actinomycetales Infections::Mycobacterium Infections::Tuberculosisresearch article27267196open access1087-2108