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==Overview==
==Overview==
 
The physical exam of patients with skin and soft tissue infection with ''Mycobacterium abscessus'' reveals red, warm, tender to the touch, swollen, and/or painful. Infected areas can also develop [[boils]] or pus-filled [[vesicles]]. The assessment of vital signs might reveal [[fever]].
==Physical Examination==
===Skin===
*Skin infected with M. abscessus is usually red, warm, tender to the touch, swollen, and/or painful.
*Infected areas can also develop [[boils]] or pus-filled [[vesicles]].


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Nontuberculous mycobacteria]]
[[Category:Nontuberculous mycobacteria]]
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The physical exam of patients with skin and soft tissue infection with Mycobacterium abscessus reveals red, warm, tender to the touch, swollen, and/or painful. Infected areas can also develop boils or pus-filled vesicles. The assessment of vital signs might reveal fever.

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