Abstract
Mycobacterium chelonae is a fast growing mycobacteria that mainly causes localized cutaneous infections. Disseminated cutaneous infections are quite exclusively seen in immunosuppressed individuals. We present a case of disseminated cutaneous infection in a young diabetic patient. This case underscores the need to consider atypical mycobacterial infections in any patient with culture-negative cutaneous infections resistant to conventional antibiotic treatment. Atypical mycobacterial infections can occur at subcutaneous insulin injection sites. These infections are often misdiagnosed. Herein, we report a case of disseminated cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae (M. chelonae) infection in a pediatric patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
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