Mycobacterium abscessus physical examination

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rim Halaby, M.D. [2]

The physical exam of patients with skin and soft tissue infection with Mycobacterium abscessus reveals red, warm, tender to the touch, swollen, and/or painful. Infected areas can also develop boils or pus-filled vesicles. The assessment of vital signs might reveal fever.

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