Fish-tank granuloma. The first reported case in South Africa.
The first case of infection with the non-tuberculous mycobacterium, Mycobacterium marinum, in South Africa is reported. Of special interest was the linear nodular (sporotrichoid) appearance.
D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013019:South Africa; D014871:Water Microbiology