PMID: 8959901Jul 1, 1996Paper

Mycobacterium kansasii infection in a patient presenting with porphyria cutanea tarda

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
P Jarrett, G Ford

Abstract

Mycobacterium kansasii, an atypical mycobacterium, is an uncommon cause of cutaneous and joint disease in immunocompetent patients. We report an unusual case of infection with this organism in a patient who initially presented with porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT), and who was noted also to have a crusted ulcer over the middle phalanx and swelling of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the right middle finger. The cutaneous ulcer healed with minocycline, but the joint disease required a combination of rifampicin and ethambutol before a therapeutic response was obtained.

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Aug 9, 2003·Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America·Jesús Canueto-QuinteroUNKNOWN Grupo Andaluz para el Estudio de las Esfermedades Infecciosas

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