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- Title
Successive development of cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa, leucocytoclastic vasculitis and Sweet's syndrome in a patient with cervical lymphadenitis caused byMycobacterium fortuitum.
- Authors
Chen, H-H.; Hsiao, C-H.; Chiu, H-C.
- Abstract
Mycobacterium fortuitumis a rapidly growing mycobacterium found in soil and water throughout the world. It can cause diseases in immunocompetent patients, usually resulting in localized skin and soft tissue infections. Cervical lymphadenitis caused byM. fortuitumis rare. We report a 46-year-old woman in whom skin lesions of cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa, leucocytoclastic vasculitis and Sweet's syndrome had successively developed before the diagnosis of cervical lymphadenitis caused byM. fortuitumwas made. The skin lesions responded to colchicine and systemic corticosteroids but recurred intermittently. After establishment of the diagnosis, she received treatment with clarithromycin and ciprofloxacin. The cervical lymph nodes decreased in size 6 months later and no more new skin lesions were found.
- Subjects
SKIN diseases; POLYARTERITIS nodosa; VASCULITIS; LYMPHADENITIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; ADRENOCORTICAL hormones
- Publication
British Journal of Dermatology, 2004, Vol 151, Issue 5, p1096
- ISSN
0007-0963
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.06201.x