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Tropical/Infectoparasitary Dermatology • An. Bras. Dermatol. 97 (3) • May-Jun 2022 • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abd.2021.03.013   copy

Skin infection by Mycobacterium marinum - diagnostic and therapeutic challenge⋆ ⋆ Study conducted at the Medical Residency Service in Dermatology, Hospital Universitário Professor Polydoro Ernani de São Thiago, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.

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Abstract

The number of skin infections caused by atypical mycobacteria has increased in recent decades. They usually appear after contact with wounds and interruptions in the integrity of the skin. The present report describes a case of cutaneous infection by Mycobacterium marinum, in a young, immunocompetent patient, with a prolonged evolution, diagnosed through a skin lesion culture (from a spindle biopsy of the skin). The patient was treated with multidrug therapy, including clarithromycin, doxycycline, and rifampicin, due to the lesion extent, with satisfactory results. A brief review of the literature is also provided.

Keywords
Bacteria; Infections; Skin

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