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24-05-2022 | Rifampicin | Images in Infection
An octopus gift: Mycobacterium marinum multiple skin lesions
Authors:
Niccolò Riccardi, Roberta Maria Antonello, Diana Canetti, Marina Polidori
Published in:
Infection
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Issue 6/2022
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Abstract
Mycobacterium marinum is a nontuberculous mycobacterium responsible of infections in humans, ranging from skin infection to disseminated infection in immunocompromised hosts. Clinical suspicion and prompt diagnosis are crucial to prescribe appropriate antimycobacterial treatment and avoid sequelae.