由免疫原性分枝杆菌引起的慢性腿部溃疡。

Chronic leg ulcer caused by Mycobacterium immunogenum.

作者信息

Loots Miriam A M, de Jong Menno D, van Soolingen Dick, Wetsteyn José C F M, Faber William R

机构信息

Department of Dermatology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

出版信息

J Travel Med. 2005 Nov-Dec;12(6):347-9. doi: 10.2310/7060.2005.12609.

DOI:10.2310/7060.2005.12609

PMID:16343388

Abstract

Rare tropical skin diseases are seen more frequently in Western countries because of the increased popularity of visiting tropical regions. A 55-year-old white man developed a painless leg ulcer after traveling in Guatemala and Belize. A mycobacterium was cultured from a biopsy specimen and was identified as Mycobacterium immunogenum by 16S recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid sequence analysis. The leg ulcer healed after 6 months of compression therapy and hydrocolloids; a hypopigmented depressed scar remained.

摘要

由于前往热带地区旅游的人越来越多，罕见的热带皮肤病在西方国家更为常见。一名55岁的白人男性在危地马拉和伯利兹旅行后出现了无痛性腿部溃疡。从活检标本中培养出一种分枝杆菌，经16S重组脱氧核糖核酸序列分析鉴定为免疫分枝杆菌。经过6个月的加压治疗和使用水胶体敷料后，腿部溃疡愈合，但留下了色素减退的凹陷性瘢痕。