Chronic Cutaneous Mycobacterium haemophilum Infection Acquired from Coral Injury

A 61-year-old previously healthy man developed chronic dermal granulomata in his right arm after receiving a coral injury in Thailand. After 7 biopsies, infection caused by Mycobacterium haemophilum was diagnosed. This case highlights the difficulty of isolating this fastidious organism in the labor...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2003-10, Vol.37 (7), p.e100-e101
Main Authors: Smith, Stephanie, Taylor, Geoffrey D., Fanning, E. Anne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthozoa - microbiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium haemophilum
Mycobacterium haemophilum - isolation & purification
Mycobacterium Infections - microbiology
Skin Diseases - microbiology
Thailand
Water Microbiology
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Summary:A 61-year-old previously healthy man developed chronic dermal granulomata in his right arm after receiving a coral injury in Thailand. After 7 biopsies, infection caused by Mycobacterium haemophilum was diagnosed. This case highlights the difficulty of isolating this fastidious organism in the laboratory and suggests that seawater or coral was the source of the infection.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/377267