TY - JOUR KW - Anti-Bacterial Agents KW - Antitubercular Agents KW - Humans KW - leprosy KW - Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection KW - Tuberculosis, Cutaneous KW - Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant AU - Gart G S AU - Forstall G J AU - Tomecki K J AB -

Many mycobacteria, including M tuberculosis, M leprae, and several atypical organisms, produce skin disease. Chemotherapy is necessary for most infections. Surgery may be helpful for some atypical infections.

BT - Seminars in dermatology C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8312151?dopt=Abstract DA - 1993 Dec IS - 4 J2 - Semin Dermatol LA - eng N2 -

Many mycobacteria, including M tuberculosis, M leprae, and several atypical organisms, produce skin disease. Chemotherapy is necessary for most infections. Surgery may be helpful for some atypical infections.

PY - 1993 SP - 352 EP - 6 T2 - Seminars in dermatology TI - Mycobacterial skin disease: approaches to therapy. VL - 12 SN - 0278-145X ER -