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Rev Cent Dermatol Pascua 2004; 13 (2)

Mycobacterium marinum infection. Case report

Martínez EV, Ramos-Garibay A, Vidal FA

Language: Spanish
References: 12
Page: 85-87
PDF size: 57.98 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Mycobacterium marinum is a nontuberculous (atypical) photochromogenic mycobacterium (Group I of the Runyon classification), This mycobacterium causes disease in many fish species, from fresh or salted water, human infection follows contact with fishes or contaminated water. First describe as fish tank granuloma because is often acquire from aquarium maintenance. The infection is commonly limited to skin disease, but sometimes can spread to deeper structures, resulting in tenosynovitis, arthritis and osteomyelitis more frequent in immunosuppressed host. A case of swimming pool granuloma is presented, treatment with minocycline was successful.


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