Fisherman's Dilemma: Disseminated Mycobacterium marinum in an Immunosuppressed Patient

Am J Med. 2020 Oct;133(10):e549-e551. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.12.055. Epub 2020 Feb 19.

Authors

Usaamah M Khan¹, Alexander Rittenberg²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond; Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond. Electronic address: alexander.rittenberg@vcuhealth.org.

PMID: 32087106
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.12.055

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Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
Azithromycin / therapeutic use
Debridement
Deprescriptions
Drug Therapy, Combination
Ethambutol / therapeutic use
Finger Joint / surgery
Fisheries
Fresh Water
Humans
Immunocompromised Host*
Infliximab / adverse effects*
Male
Metacarpophalangeal Joint / surgery
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / diagnosis
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / drug therapy
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / immunology*
Mycobacterium marinum
Osteomyelitis / diagnosis
Osteomyelitis / drug therapy
Osteomyelitis / immunology*
Rifampin / therapeutic use
Spondylitis, Ankylosing / drug therapy*
Synovectomy
Tenosynovitis / diagnosis
Tenosynovitis / drug therapy
Tenosynovitis / immunology*
Tenosynovitis / surgery
Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors / adverse effects*
Wrist Joint / diagnostic imaging

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antitubercular Agents
Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors
Azithromycin
Ethambutol
Infliximab
Rifampin

Supplementary concepts

Infection with Mycobacterium marinum