title: Mycobacterium marinum, a further infectious agent associated with sarcoidosis: the polyetiology hypothesis.
abstract: A 39-y-old male had a diagnosis of sarcoidosis and corticosteroid therapy was started. Surprisingly, following his discharge from hospital, Mycobacterium marinum was isolated in 1 of 3 sputum samples taken 7 weeks earlier on admission. After this, Mycobacterium marinum-DNA was identified in the stored lung biopsies by the PCR-RFLP of the hsp65 gene.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Ospedale Generale, Bolzano, Italy. molosw@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Oswald
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Moling
authors.forename: Leonardo A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Sechi
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zanetti
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Seebacher
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rimenti
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pagani
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vedovelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D018834:Chaperonin 60; D018833:Chaperonins / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D019910:Mycobacterium marinum / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D018834:Chaperonin 60; C074119:heat-shock protein 65, Mycobacterium; D018833:Chaperonins