Sporotrichoid-Like Spread of Cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae in an Immunocompromised Patient

Figure 2

Pathologic findings from a right wrist skin nodule: suppurative granulomatous dermatitis in deep dermis (a & b) and numerous acid-fast bacilli highlighted by Fite’s acid-fast stain (c).

(a) Hematoxylin-eosin (40x)

(b) Hematoxylin-eosin (400x)

(c) Fite’s acid-fast stain (400x)