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Case Reports
. 2011 Fall;22(3):101-3.
doi: 10.1155/2011/206532.

Mycobacterium senegalense tissue infection in a child after fish tank exposure

Rachel Talavlikar  1 , Julie Carson, Bonnie Meatherill, Shalini Desai, Meenu Sharma, Cary Shandro, Gregory J Tyrrell, Susan Kuhn
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Mycobacterium senegalense tissue infection in a child after fish tank exposure

Rachel Talavlikar et al. Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol. 2011 Fall.

Abstract
in English, French

The present report describes the first known case of an otherwise healthy child who developed a soft tissue infection due to Mycobacterium senegalense - a pathogen usually found in east Africa that is responsible for infecting various animals. The patient presented with nonhealing wounds after sustaining facial lacerations from the shattered glass of a fish tank. The patient responded well to scar revision and antibiotics, with no subsequent relapse.

Le présent rapport décrit le premier cas connu d’un enfant qui a contracté une infection des tissus mous causée par le Mycobacterium senegalense, un pathogène qu’on trouve généralement en Afrique de l’Est et qui infecte divers animaux. Le patient a consulté en raison de lacérations au visage qui ne guérissaient pas, causées par le verre brisé d’un aquarium. Le patient a bien réagi à la révision des cicatrices et aux antibiotiques et n’a pas subi de récidive.

Keywords: Fish tank; M senegalense; Pediatric; Soft tissue infection.

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