title: Mycobacterium senegalense tissue infection in a child after fish tank exposure.
abstract: The present report describes the first known case of an otherwise healthy child who developed a soft tissue infection due to Mycobacterium senegalense - a pathogen usually found in east Africa that is responsible for infecting various animals. The patient presented with nonhealing wounds after sustaining facial lacerations from the shattered glass of a fish tank. The patient responded well to scar revision and antibiotics, with no subsequent relapse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine;
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Talavlikar
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carson
authors.forename: Bonnie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meatherill
authors.forename: Shalini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: Meenu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Cary
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shandro
authors.forename: Gregory J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Tyrrell
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuhn