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J Arak Uni Med Sci 2011, 14(4): 113-117 |
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Alaeen A, Alaeen A, Alaeen H. A case report of fish tank granuloma in Khomein. J Arak Uni Med Sci 2011; 14 (4) :113-117
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Background: Mycobacterium marinum is an atypical mycobacterium that causes a type of skin infection known as fish tank granuloma affecting people who are exposed to aquatic environments and manifests with erythematous, papulonodular or plaque-like lesions of the extremities.
Case: A 15 year-old woman working in a tropical aquarium in Khomein referred with a non-tender nodule on the dorsum of fourth finger of left hand for 4 months. There were no specific findings in physical examination. Routine laboratory tests were normal. Skin biopsy was obtained which revealed suppurative granulomas, but staining of PAS and Ziel-Nelson were negative. The patient was treated with doxycycline 100 mg P.O. BID for 2 months with complete improvement of the lesions.
Conclusion: In patients with a history of work in aquatic environments who manifest erythematous, papulonodular, or plaque-like lesions of the extremities should be checked in terms of fish tank granuloma and infection with mycobacterium marinum and skin biopsy and culture should be done for lesions.
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