Successful treatment of Mycobacterium chelonae skin infection in a patient on long-term immunosuppressive therapy for myasthenia gravis

Successful treatment of Mycobacterium chelonae skin infection in a patient on long-term immunosuppressive therapy for myasthenia gravis [Turkderm-Turk Arch Dermatol Venereol]

Turkderm-Turk Arch Dermatol Venereol. 2021; 55(1): 51-53 | DOI: 10.4274/turkderm.galenos.2020.45549

Successful treatment of Mycobacterium chelonae skin infection in a patient on long-term immunosuppressive therapy for myasthenia gravis

I��l G��em �mren¹, Esra K�ratl� Nalbant², Nermin Karaosmano�lu², �mer Kutlu³, �a�r� Turan⁴, P�nar Celepli⁵, Hatice Meral Ek�io�lu²
¹Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Denizli, Turkey
²University of Health Sciences Turkey, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Dermatology, Ankara, Turkey
³U�ak University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, U�ak, Turkey
⁴Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Dermatology, Erzurum, Turkey
⁵University of Health Sciences Turkey, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Pathology, Ankara, Turkey

Keywords: Mycobacterium chelonae, non-tuberculous mycobacteria, myasthenia gravis, immunosuppression

Myastenia gravis nedeniyle uzun s�re imm�nos�presif tedavi alan hastada geli�en Mycobacterium chelonae deri enfeksiyonunun ba�ar�l� tedavisi

I��l G��em �mren¹, Esra K�ratl� Nalbant², Nermin Karaosmano�lu², �mer Kutlu³, �a�r� Turan⁴, P�nar Celepli⁵, Hatice Meral Ek�io�lu²
¹Pamukkale �niversitesi T�p Fak�ltesi Dermatoloji Ana Bilim Dal�, Denizli, T�rkiye
²Sa�l�k Bilimleri �niversitesi, Ankara E�itim ve Ara�t�rma Hastanesi,Dermatoloji Ana Bilim Dal�, Ankara
³U�ak �niversitesi T�p Fak�ltesi Dermatoloji Ana Bilim Dal�, U�ak
⁴Erzurum B�lge E�itim ve Ara�t�rma Hastanesi Erzurum, Turkiye
⁵Sa�l�k Bilimleri �niversitesi, Ankara E�itim ve Ara�t�rma Hastanesi,Patoloji Ana Bilim Dal�, Ankara

Anahtar Kelimeler: Mycobacterium chelonae, non-t�berk�loz mikobakteriler, myasthenia gravis, imm�nos�presyon

I��l G��em �mren, Esra K�ratl� Nalbant, Nermin Karaosmano�lu, �mer Kutlu, �a�r� Turan, P�nar Celepli, Hatice Meral Ek�io�lu. Successful treatment of Mycobacterium chelonae skin infection in a patient on long-term immunosuppressive therapy for myasthenia gravis. Turkderm-Turk Arch Dermatol Venereol. 2021; 55(1): 51-53

Corresponding Author: I��l G��em �mren, T�rkiye

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