title: Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection Occurring after Exposure to Mycobacterium marinum.
abstract: Cutaneous infections caused by Mycobacterium marinum have been attributed to aquarium or fish exposure after a break in the skin barrier. In most instances, the upper limbs and fingers account for a majority of the infection sites. While previous cases of necrotizing soft tissue infections related to M. marinum have been documented, the importance of our presenting case is to illustrate the aggressive nature of M. marinum resulting in a persistent necrotizing soft tissue infection of a finger that required multiple aggressive wound debridements, followed by an amputation of the affected extremity, in order to hasten recovery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine and Dermatology, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
authors.forename: Shivani S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
authors.forename: M Lance
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Tavana
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
authors.forename: M Sean
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Boger
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
authors.forename: Soe Soe
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Win
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, School of Medicine, Emory University, 550 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.
authors.forename: Bassam H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Rimawi