DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Non-tuberculous slow-growing mycobacterium found in dust, dirt, fresh and salt water, birds, pigs, sheep, cattle, milk and eggs.
The term "non-tuberculous mycobacterioses", or "NTM" for short, is used to refer to diseases caused by infections with non-tuberculous mycobacteria. This is a heterogeneous group of more than 190 environmental mycobacteria characterized by a wide diversity in terms of their occurrence and adaptations to environmental conditions. Their relationship to the obligate pathogenic mycobacterial species of tuberculosis and leprosy is reflected in the antipodal naming "non-tuberculous mycobacteria".
Clinical pictureThis section has been translated automatically.
Red raised papules or plaques with erythematous margins, central erosion or ulceration.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Pampaloni A et al. (2020) Skin and soft tissue infection by Mycobacterium intracellulare in an immunocompetent patient. IDCases 19:e00720.
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