Disseminated mycobacterium chelonae infection in an immunocompetent host

الملخص EN

Mycobacterium chelonae is a nontuberculosis mycobacteria which is rapidly growing nonpigmented pathogen.

Local cutaneous diseases, osteomyelitis, joint injection, and ocular diseases (keratitis or corneal ulcers) may ocular after trauma.

Mycobacterium chelonae is a rare cause of isolated lymphadenitis.

Disseminated disease, usually with disseminated skin and soft tissue lesions, occurs almost exclusively in the setting of immunosuppression, especially AIDS.

Herein, we report a case of disseminated mycobacterium chelonae infection in an apparently immunocompetent girl.

We believe this is the first report of its kind from the I.R.

of Iran.