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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
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.
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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.
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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