Open AccessMycobacterium marinum Infection After Exposure to Coal Mine Water
Author(s) -
Moisés A. Huamán,
Julie A. Ribes,
Kristine M. Lohr,
Martin Evans
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofv205
Subject(s) - mycobacterium marinum , medicine , tenosynovitis , coal mining , bursitis , microbiology and biotechnology , mycobacterium , coal , pathology , surgery , waste management , biology , tuberculosis , engineering
Mycobacterium marinum infection has been historically associated with exposure to aquariums, swimming pools, fish, or other marine fauna. We present a case of M marinum left wrist tenosynovitis and elbow bursitis associated with a puncture injury and exposure to coal mine water in Illinois.
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