TY - JOUR AU - Edson, Randall AU - Terrell, Christine AU - Brutinel, W. Mark AU - Wengenack, Nancy T1 - Mycobacterium intermedium Granulomatous Dermatitis from Hot Tub Exposure T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2006 VL - 12 IS - 5 SP - 821 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Nontuberculous mycobacteria, which are widespread in the environment, frequently cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. We report the first case of a patient with chronic granulomatous dermatitis caused by a rarely described organism, Mycobacterium intermedium. The infection was associated with exposure in a home hot tub. KW - Acid-fast KW - atypical mycobacterium KW - cutaneous KW - dermatitis KW - granulomatous KW - hot tub KW - mycobacteriosis KW - Mycobacterium intermedium KW - waterborne KW - whirlpool KW - dispatch KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid1205.051281 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/5/05-1281_article ER - End of Reference