Mycobacterium fortuitum skin infections after subcutaneous injections with Vietnamese traditional medicine: a case report

BMC Infectious Diseases

Dien Hoa Le³  H Rogier van Doorn¹  Nguyen Van Vinh Chau³  Nguyen thi Tham²  James I Campbell¹  Nguyen Van Dung⁴  Marion-Eliëtte Kolader⁵  Nguyen Phu Huong Lan² 

[1] Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK;Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Programme, 764 Vo Van Kiet, Quan 5, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam;The Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam;University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK;Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

关键词: Traditional medicine;    Subcutaneous injection;    Skin infection;    Mycobacterium fortuitum;    Rapidly growing mycobacteria;   

Others  :  1122097
DOI  :  10.1186/s12879-014-0550-z

 received in 2014-06-09, accepted in 2014-10-09,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Iatrogenic skin and soft tissue infections by rapidly growing mycobacteria are described with increasing frequency, especially among immunocompromised patients.

Case presentation

Here, we present an immunocompetent patient with extensive Mycobacterium fortuitum skin and soft tissue infections after subcutaneous injections to relieve joint pains by a Vietnamese traditional medicine practitioner. Moreover, we present dilemmas faced in less resourceful settings, influencing patient management.

Conclusion

This case illustrates the pathogenic potential of rapid growing mycobacteria in medical or non-medical skin penetrating procedures, their world-wide distribution and demonstrates the dilemmas faced in settings with fewer resources.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Lan et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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