Mycobacterium chelonae: a rare cause of
subcutaneous nodules in a patient on
long term corticosteroids
Christopher Strickland and Ali S.M. Jawad
Corresponding address:
Dr A. Jawad,
Rheumatology Department,
The Royal London
Hospital,
Bancroft Road,
London, E1 4DG, UK.
E-mail: alismjawad1@hotmail.com
Subcutaneous nodules are a common clinical finding. Common causes include rheumatoid
nodules, gouty tophi, neurofibromatosis type 1, Madelung’s disease (benign symmetric
lipomatosis), Dercum’s disease (adiposis dolorosa) and tuberous xanthomas. Other causes
include: hibernoma, lipoblastoma, angiolipoma, liposarcoma, glomus tumour, leiomyoma, eccrine
spiradenoma, neuroma, granular cell tumour and cysts (epidermal, pilar, sebaceous, dermoid). We
present a rare cause of subcutaneous nodules in a patient on long term corticosteroids.
Keywords
Subcutaneous nodules; Mycobacterium chelonae; corticosteroids.
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