Mycobacterium marinum Infections of the Upper Extremity

摘要: A significant number of patients infected with Mycobacterium marinum have been treated at the Curtis National Hand Center in Baltimore, Maryland. The purpose this study was to review authors' experience M. infections upper extremity. Twenty-nine were identified and their charts reviewed for all factors related diagnosis treatment. most common presenting symptoms swelling (n = 25) pain 14). Only 69 percent could correlate injury aquatic activities. mean time from 5.2 months. Acid-fast bacilli stains positive only 22 specimens. procedures 1.75, majority being tenosynovectomy. duration antibiotic therapy 6 Clinical history, pathological evaluation, a high clinical suspicion can lead early introduction antibiotics. successfully months surgical intervention.