[Diagnostic image (267). A man with a painful ulcer on the finger].
A 28-year-old man presented with severe ulceration on the right middle finger and erythematous nodules on the forearm due to infection with Mycobacterium marinum after cleaning an aquarium.
Plantenga
N J
NJ
St. Antonius Ziekenhuis, afd. Heelkunde, Koekoekslaan 1, 3435 CM Nieuwegein.
de Vries
J P P M
JP
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005385:Fingers; D005542:Forearm; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D019910:Mycobacterium marinum; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014456:Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents