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

Iþýl Göðem Ýmren¹, Esra Kýratlý Nalbant², Nermin Karaosmanoðlu², Ömer Kutlu³, Çaðrý Turan⁴, Pýnar Celepli⁵, Hatice Meral Ekþioðlu^2
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
³Uþak University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Uþak, 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

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Myastenia gravis nedeniyle uzun süre immünosüpresif tedavi alan hastada geliþen Mycobacterium chelonae deri enfeksiyonunun baþarýlý tedavisi

Iþýl Göðem Ýmren¹, Esra Kýratlý Nalbant², Nermin Karaosmanoðlu², Ömer Kutlu³, Çaðrý Turan⁴, Pýnar Celepli⁵, Hatice Meral Ekþioðlu^2
1Pamukkale Üniversitesi Týp Fakültesi Dermatoloji Ana Bilim Dalý, Denizli, Türkiye
²Saðlýk Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Ankara Eðitim ve Araþtýrma Hastanesi,Dermatoloji Ana Bilim Dalý, Ankara
³Uþak Üniversitesi Týp Fakültesi Dermatoloji Ana Bilim Dalý, Uþak
⁴Erzurum Bölge Eðitim ve Araþtýrma Hastanesi Erzurum, Turkiye
⁵Saðlýk Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Ankara Eðitim ve Araþtýrma Hastanesi,Patoloji Ana Bilim Dalý, Ankara

Anahtar Kelimeler: Mycobacterium chelonae, non-tüberküloz mikobakteriler, myasthenia gravis, immünosüpresyon

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