title: Mycobacterium marinum as a cause of skin chronic granulomatous in the hand.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Mycobacterium marinum infection has a worldwide distribution and the organism occupies many aquatic environments. Infections in human consist of nodular cutaneous lesions that can progress to tenosynovitis, arthritis, and osteomyelitis. Case presentation : A 27-year-old man was presented with a history of swelling and exudative erythematous lesions and pustules of the right forearm. He worked as a laborer at an aquarium store. A smear from the walls of the necrotic center when stained for acid-fast bacilli revealed organisms consistent with mycobacteria.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cutaneous nodular lesion on the hand or forearm of the patient working in aquatic environment, M marinum should be considered in the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Fishery Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Babol, Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed Mehdi
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hosseini Fard
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Yossefi
authors.forename: Behzad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Esfandiari
authors.forename: Seyyed Ali Ashgar
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Sefidgar
keywords: Mycobacterium marinum; atypical mycobacteria; granuloma; hand infection
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