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Case Reports
. 2018 Oct 10:6:2050313X18804071.
doi: 10.1177/2050313X18804071. eCollection 2018.

Atypical clinical and laboratory features of fish-tank granuloma: A case report

Michael Sander  1 , Judith L Isaac-Renton  2 , Megan A Sander  3
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Atypical clinical and laboratory features of fish-tank granuloma: A case report

Michael Sander et al. SAGE Open Med Case Rep. .

Abstract

We report a case of cutaneous Mycobacterium marinum infection with the unusual reported features of pruritus and paresthesia. In addition, we report a lack of in-vivo response to antibiotics based on in-vitro susceptibility testing.

Keywords: Cutaneous; Mycobacterium marinum; fish-tank granuloma.

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Declaration of conflicting interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Overlying the patient’s left fifth digit, an erythematous, ulcerated plaque is noted.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
To the patient’s left hand, wrist, and arm, scattered papulonodules are noted with a sporotrichoid pattern.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Within the dermis of the biopsy specimen, a granulomatous infiltrate is seen, compatible with the diagnosis of fish-tank granuloma.
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