title: Mycobacterium marinum with associated bursitis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Mycobacterium marinum infections have been reported for over 50 years, mostly in association with trauma in the setting of water exposure.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The differential diagnosis for nodules in a sporotrichoid distribution with simultaneous bursitis is discussed. Mycobacterium marinum treatment regimens for skin and joint involvement are reviewed.
  
  
  METHODS
  Mycobacterium marinum was identified by skin tissue culture with Lowenstein-Jensen medium at 32 degrees C. Histopathologic findings support mycobacterial infection.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Bursitis and nodules resolved in the first 2 months of a 6-month course of minocycline treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Bursitis is an extremely rare but significant complication of M. marinum.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland, Department of Dermatology, Baltimore, Maryland USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Saadatmand
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Poulton
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Kauffman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002062:Bursitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008911:Minocycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D019910:Mycobacterium marinum / Q000254:growth & development; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D008911:Minocycline