Primary cutaneous Mycobacterium avium complex infection following squamous cell carcinoma excision.

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Primary cutaneous Mycobacterium avium complex infection following squamous cell carcinoma excision.

Cutis. 2016 Dec;98(6):E8-E11

Authors: Dyer J, Weiss J, Steiner WS, Barber JA

Abstract
Primary cutaneous Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection is rare, particularly among immunocompetent patients. We present the case of a purportedly healthy patient with primary cutaneous MAC infection arising within the excision margins of multiple infiltrating squamous cell carcinomas.

PMID: 28099547 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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