Successful treatment of disseminated Mycobacterium chelonae infection with linezolid.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a 57-year-old man with steroid-dependent myasthenia gravis and progressive ulcerating leg nodules due to clarithromycin-resistant Mycobacterium chelonae. The patient was successfully treated with linezolid.
Medical subject headings
- Acetamides
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
- Mycobacterium chelonae
- Oxazolidinones