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A clinical case of non-tuberculous mycobacteria skin infection in 37 year-old-patient
			
	
 
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				Klinika Dermatologii i Wenerologii, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Białymstoku
				 
			 
										
				
				
		
		 
			
			
			
			 
			Submission date: 2025-07-06
			 
		 		
		
			
			 
			Final revision date: 2025-09-27
			 
		 		
		
		
			
			 
			Acceptance date: 2025-10-10
			 
		 		
		
			
			 
			Online publication date: 2025-10-14
			 
		 		
		
		 
	
							
					    		
    			 
    			
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    					Mateusz  Matwiejuk   
    					Klinika Dermatologii i Wenerologii, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Białymstoku
    				
 
    			
				 
    			 
    		 		
			
																											 
		
	 
		
 
 
		
 
 
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Non-tuberculous mycobacteria encompass various Mycobacterium species, which are pathogens that can cause diverse cutaneous manifestations due to their ability to infect different tissues. These infections are increasingly recognised, particularly in immunocompromised individuals or those with predisposing factors like trauma, surgery, or environmental exposure. Non-tuberculous mycobacteria skin infections can present as ulcers, necrosis, nodules, sarcoidosis-like lesions, patchy alopecia, or limb oedema. In this case, we present a 37-year-old patient who had cutaneous involvement of the left breast.