Spontaneous Mycobacterium bolletti skin abscesses —an underrecognized zoonosis from raw bovine milk

Cutaneous mycobacterial infections are a source of substantial burden of disease in both developed and developing countries. Leprosy, cutaneous tuberculosis, and Buruli ulcer are the leading cutaneous mycobacterial diseases. However, over the last few decades, there is an increasing recognition of rapidly growing mycobacterial infections as important causes of chronic skin and soft tissue infections. Although most cutaneous infections are trauma or surgery related; traveling may pose an additional risk to develop this infection.
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research