title: [Cutaneous infection with Mycobacterium marinum. successful therapy with rifampicin and clarithromycin].
abstract: We report on two male patients with cutaneous Mycobacterium marinum infection. After the diagnosis was established by culture, therapy with rifampicin and clarithromycin over a period of three months led to remarkable improvement.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie, Universitätsklinikum der RWTH Aachen, Aachen.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brans
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rübben
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Poblete-Gutiérrez
mesh_terms: D017291:Clarithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D019910:Mycobacterium marinum; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D017291:Clarithromycin; D012293:Rifampin