Table 1.
Patients with M. peregrinum skin lesions
| No. | Year | Age/sex | Country | Site of infection (causing event) | Location | Immuno-deficiency | Chronic disease | Antibiotics | Duration of treatment | Surgical procedure | Ref no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1983 | NR | USA | after mammoplasty | NR | – | NR | NR | NR | NR | 5 |
| 2 | 1998 | 45/M | Japan | skin and soft tissue | left arm | – | – | SPFX, MINO | 15 weeks | – | 2 |
| 3 | 1998 | NR | France | skin and soft tissue (subcutaneous insulin infusion) | NR | – | NR | NR | NR | NR | 6 |
| 4 | 1999 | >65/F | Japan | skin | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 10 |
| 5 | 2003 | 67/F | Japan | skin | back of left hand | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 11 |
| 6 | 2006 | NR | Spain | skin and soft tissue (mesotherapy) | NR | – | NR | CPFX | 3-4 months | – | 7 |
| 7 | 2009 | 58/F | Japan | skin and soft tissue (reconstruction of abdominal wall) | right chest wall | – | NR | AMK, IMP/CS, LVFX | 5 weeks | removal of artificial sheet | 8 |
| 8 | 2008 | 40/M | Sweden | skin | NR | – | NR | AMK, CAM, CPFX | 3–6 months? | suture | 4 |
| 9 | 2011 | 78/M | Japan | skin | back of right hand | – | chronic gastritis | CAM, LVFX | 12 weeks | – | 12 |
| Present case | 2011 | 83/M | Japan | skin | back of left hand | – | hypertension | MINO | 28 weeks | – | |
NR = Not recorded.