Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection Occurring after Exposure to Mycobacterium marinum

Joint Authors

Patel, Shivani S.
Tavana, M. Lance
Boger, M. Sean
Win, Soe Soe
Rimawi, B. H.

Source

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases

Issue

Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2014-11-19

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

4

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Cutaneous infections caused by Mycobacterium marinum have been attributed to aquarium or fish exposure after a break in the skin barrier.

In most instances, the upper limbs and fingers account for a majority of the infection sites.

While previous cases of necrotizing soft tissue infections related to M.

marinum have been documented, the importance of our presenting case is to illustrate the aggressive nature of M.

marinum resulting in a persistent necrotizing soft tissue infection of a finger that required multiple aggressive wound debridements, followed by an amputation of the affected extremity, in order to hasten recovery.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Patel, Shivani S.& Tavana, M. Lance& Boger, M. Sean& Win, Soe Soe& Rimawi, B. H.. 2014. Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection Occurring after Exposure to Mycobacterium marinum. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017142

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Patel, Shivani S.…[et al.]. Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection Occurring after Exposure to Mycobacterium marinum. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017142

American Medical Association (AMA)

Patel, Shivani S.& Tavana, M. Lance& Boger, M. Sean& Win, Soe Soe& Rimawi, B. H.. Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection Occurring after Exposure to Mycobacterium marinum. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017142

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1017142