Mycobacterium iranicum infection in a patient with fish tank granuloma: a first case report

Eur J Dermatol. 2018 Apr 1;28(2):238-239. doi: 10.1684/ejd.2017.3196.

Authors

Sören L Becker¹, Alexander Halfmann², Lena Schilling³, Dana A Mawlood³, Eva Janssen³, Udo Reischl⁴, Thomas Vogt³, Cornelia Sl Müller³

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
² Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
³ Department of Dermatology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
⁴ Institute of Clinical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Hospital Regensburg, University of Regensburg, Germany.

PMID: 29400294
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2017.3196

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use*
Biopsy, Needle
Disease Progression
Female
Fishes*
Granuloma / etiology
Granuloma / pathology
Hand Dermatoses / drug therapy
Hand Dermatoses / microbiology
Hand Dermatoses / pathology
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / diagnosis
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / drug therapy*
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / pathology*
Mycobacterium marinum / isolation & purification*
Prognosis
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Antitubercular Agents

Supplementary concepts

Infection with Mycobacterium marinum