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A 40-year-old woman presented with a skin disease, characterized by confluent erythematous nodules and purulent material discharges, which affected the right arm. A Ziehl–Nielsen stain of purulent material revealed the presence of acid-fast bacilli. The isolated microorganism was identified by standard biochemical procedures as a member of the Mycobacterium fortuitum group. Molecular identification performed by amplification and sequencing of the 16S rRNA revealed 100% identity with strains of M. fortuitum. The following report reveals an extensive cutaneous affection caused by M. fortuitum in a non-predisposed immunocompetent patient.
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Rangel-Gamboa, E.L., Hernández-Castro, R., Arenas, R. et al. Mycobacterium fortuitum associated with fasciotomy in an immunocompetent patient. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 20, 71–74 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-009-0490-2
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