Mycobacterium senegalense Tissue Infection in a Child After Fish Tank Exposure | Zendy

Rachel Talavlikar | Zendy; Julie Carson | Zendy; Bonnie Meatherill | Zendy; Shalini Desai | Zendy; Meenu K. Sharma | Zendy; Cary Shandro | Zendy; Gregory J. Tyrrell | Zendy; Susan Kuhn | Zendy

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Mycobacterium senegalense Tissue Infection in a Child After Fish Tank Exposure

Author(s) -

Rachel Talavlikar,

Julie Carson,

Bonnie Meatherill,

Shalini Desai,

Meenu K. Sharma,

Cary Shandro,

Gregory J. Tyrrell,

Susan Kuhn

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.634

H-Index - 38

eISSN - 1918-1493

pISSN - 1712-9532

DOI - 10.1155/2011/206532

Subject(s) - fish <actinopterygii> , pathogen , soft tissue , medicine , surgery , biology , fishery , immunology

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.

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