Catalog

Cutaneous Mycobacterium fortuitum infection

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Cutaneous Mycobacterium fortuitum infection – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/238495338

Infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue with M fortuitum complex mycobacteria (including M fortuitum and M chelonae). The clinical picture varies from cellulitis to nodules, ulcers and extensive subcutaneous necrosis and sinus formation [Bolognia Dermatology 2003]