title: Nostril infection due to Mycobacterium marinum in an immunocompetent host.
abstract: Mycobacterium marinum infection developed in the nostril of an immunocompetent host whose only risk factors were infrequent swimming and cleaning of a small fish bowl on a single occasion. The lesion relapsed after 2 surgical excisions but resolved slowly with a 9-month course of trimethoprim/sulfa therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, St John Hospital & Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan 48236, USA.
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khosrovaneh
authors.forename: Laurence E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Briski
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jankowski
authors.forename: Riad
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khatib
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D019910:Mycobacterium marinum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009666:Nose / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents