Fish Tank Granuloma Caused by Mycobacterium marinum in Two Aquarists: Two Case Reports
Joint Authors
Slany, Michal
Jezek, Petr
Bodnarova, Monika
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Mycobacterium marinum, the cause of chronic systemic infections in fish, occasionally causes granulomatous skin and soft tissue lesions in humans.
Cutaneous mycobacterial infection in two patients owing to unusual circumstances is presented in this report.
The first patient was infected through improper hygienic behavior, while infection in the second patient was previously misdiagnosed as rheumatoid arthritis and treated with methylprednisolone for a period of three months, which resulted in a rare systemic spread of M.
marinum into the bones of the hand, testis, and epididymis.
Simultaneously, screening for possible sources of M.
marinum infection in patients' aquaria revealed positive fish harboring VNTR profiles identical to those obtained for clinical isolates from patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Slany, Michal& Jezek, Petr& Bodnarova, Monika. 2013. Fish Tank Granuloma Caused by Mycobacterium marinum in Two Aquarists: Two Case Reports. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1003570
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Slany, Michal…[et al.]. Fish Tank Granuloma Caused by Mycobacterium marinum in Two Aquarists: Two Case Reports. BioMed Research International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1003570
American Medical Association (AMA)
Slany, Michal& Jezek, Petr& Bodnarova, Monika. Fish Tank Granuloma Caused by Mycobacterium marinum in Two Aquarists: Two Case Reports. BioMed Research International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1003570
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1003570