Mycobacterium haemophilum infection presenting as bilateral cellulitis and annular lesion in a heart transplant recipient

Isr Med Assoc J. 2010 Jan;12(1):57-8.

Authors

Lior Sagi¹, Eyal Leshem, Aviv Barzilai, Sharon Baum, Yedael Har-Zahav, Galia Rahav

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, the Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel. [email protected]

PMID: 20450135

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cellulitis / microbiology*
Cellulitis / pathology*
Cellulitis / therapy
Heart Transplantation*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium Infections / diagnosis*
Mycobacterium Infections / etiology
Mycobacterium Infections / therapy*
Mycobacterium haemophilum*
Myocardial Ischemia / complications
Myocardial Ischemia / microbiology
Myocardial Ischemia / surgery