FACIAL SPOROTRICHOID INFECTION WITH MYCOBACTERIUM-MARINUM

Authors
BRADY RC SHETH A MAYER T GODERWIS D SCHLEISS MR
Citation
Rc. Brady et al., FACIAL SPOROTRICHOID INFECTION WITH MYCOBACTERIUM-MARINUM, The Journal of pediatrics, 130(2), 1997, pp. 324-326
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
130
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
324 - 326
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1997)130:2<324:FSIWM>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
We report a case of Mycobacterium marinum facial sporotrichoid infecti on in an otherwise healthy 2-year-old child, probably acquired through contact with pets in an aquarium. The M. marinum isolate was suscepti ble to clarithromycin, and the child was successfully treated with ora l antibiotic therapy. This unusual case emphasizes the importance of a thorough history in the evaluation of a patient with chronic sporotri choid skin lesions.