Disseminated Mycobacterium abscessus infection and native valve endocarditis
Mycobacterium abscessus is a rapidly growing mycobacterium.It rarely causes disseminated infection or endocarditis.A 55-year-old male with a history of hepatitis C, liver cirrhosis, intravenous drug use (last use was four years ago), and chronic back pain presented with a three-week history of a right calf nodular lesion.He did not have a fever, ch