Mycobacterium fortuitum infection

Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rapidly growing mycobacterium found in soil and water throughout the world. It can cause diseases in immunocompetent patients, usually resulting in localized skin and soft tissue infections. Cervical lymphadenitis caused by M. fortuitum is rare.

Associations

 cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa
 leucocytoclastic vasculitis
 Sweet syndrome

References

 Successive development of cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa, leucocytoclastic vasculitis and Sweet’s syndrome in a patient with cervical lymphadenitis caused by Mycobacterium fortuitum. Chen HH, Hsiao CH, Chiu HC. Br J Dermatol. 2004 Nov;151(5):1096-100. PMID: 15541094