Sporotrichoid presentation of Mycobacterium marinum infection of the upper extremity. A case report

Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica et Adriatica

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 135-139

  Belič, Mirjam ^a   Miljkovič, Jovan ^a   Marko, Pij B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Aquariumborne; Diagnosis; Mycobacterium merinum; Sporotrichoid skin infection; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCAR; SEROLOGY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN NODULE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FISHES; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 33749598340     PISSN: 13184458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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