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Nodular eruption on hand

BMJ 2022; 377 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2022-069942 (Published 22 June 2022) Cite this as: BMJ 2022;377:e069942
  1. Puo Nen Lim, specialty trainee year 3,
  2. Jane Colgan, consultant
  1. Department of Dermatology, Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock, UK
  1. Correspondence to: P N Lim puonenlim{at}hotmail.com

This is Mycobacterium chelonae infection on the dorsum of the right hand of a woman in her 60s (fig 1). This tender lesion occurred 24 hours after the patient had fallen and remained on a wooden floorboard for a prolonged period. She had atrial fibrillation …

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