Disseminated Mycobacterium marinum infection with extensive cutaneous eruption and bacteremia in an immunocompromised patient

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-83

  Streit, Markus ^a   Böhlen, Lorenz M ^a   Hunziker, Thomas ^a   Zimmerli, Stefan ^a   Tscharner, Gion G ^a   Nievergelt, Helga ^a   Bodmer, Thomas ^a   Braathen, Lasse R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clarithromycin; Disseminated infection; Immunosuppression; Mycobacterium marinim; Panniculitis; Public open air whirlpool

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFEPIME; CLARITHROMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DEFLAZACORT; DOXYCYCLINE; ETHAMBUTOL; FLUCONAZOLE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; ISONIAZID; METHOTREXATE; OFLOXACIN; PHENPROCOUMON; PREDNISONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; PANNICULITIS; RASH; RHEUMATIC POLYMYALGIA; SKIN BIOPSY; URINE CULTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 32444434008     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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