title: Sporotrichoid Mycobacterium marinum infection in an elderly woman.
abstract: We describe the case of an elderly woman who acquired a Mycobacterium marinum infection following skin exposure to the bacteria through a small wound on her right ring finger, obtained while preparing fish. The resultant sporotrichoid nodules of the right hand and the distal forearm, refractory to the initial therapy with doxycycline and rifampicin, were successfully treated with oral regimen of clarithromycin.
authors: University of Trieste, Italy.
authors: Nicola
authors: N
authors: di Meo
authors: Giuseppe
authors: G
authors: Stinco
authors: Sara
authors: S
authors: Trevisini
authors: Sergio
authors: S
authors: De Marchi
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Albano
authors: Giusto
authors: G
authors: Trevisan
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017291:Clarithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D019910:Mycobacterium marinum / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017291:Clarithromycin; D004318:Doxycycline; D012293:Rifampin