Nostril Infection due to Mycobacterium marinum in an Immunocompetent Host

Mycobacterium marinum infection developed in the nostril of an immunocompetent host whose only risk factors were infrequent swimming and cleaning of a small fish bowl on a single occasion. The lesion relapsed after 2 surgical excisions but resolved slowly with a 9-month course of trimethoprim/sulfa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2002, Vol.34 (12), p.929-931
Hauptverfasser:	Briski, Laurence E., Jankowski, Edward, Khosrovaneh, Amir, Khatib, Riad
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Female Human bacterial diseases Humans Immunocompetence Immunocompromised Host Infectious diseases Medical sciences Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - microbiology Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - pathology Mycobacterium marinum - isolation & purification Nose - microbiology Nose - pathology Nose Diseases - microbiology Nose Diseases - pathology Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections
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Zusammenfassung:	Mycobacterium marinum infection developed in the nostril of an immunocompetent host whose only risk factors were infrequent swimming and cleaning of a small fish bowl on a single occasion. The lesion relapsed after 2 surgical excisions but resolved slowly with a 9-month course of trimethoprim/sulfa therapy.
ISSN:	0036-5548 1651-1980
DOI:	10.1080/0036554021000026970