TY - JOUR
T1 - Mycobacterium marinum infections of the hand
AU - Hurst, Lawrence C.
AU - Amadio, Peter C.
AU - Badalamente, Marie A.
AU - Ellstein, Jerry L.
AU - Dattwyler, Raymond J.
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - Fifteen patients had culture proven Mycobacterium marinum infections of the hand; 11 had injured their hands while fishing in water around Long Island. No patient had type I lesions (verrucal), six patients had type II lesions (subcutaneous granulomas), and nine patients had type III lesions (deep). Histologic examination showed noncaseating granulomas in all cases. A specific defect in the patients' lymphocytes ability to respond to M. marinum antigens was identified. A combination of surgery and tetracycline provided effective treatment. Follow-up averaged 2 1/2 years.
AB - Fifteen patients had culture proven Mycobacterium marinum infections of the hand; 11 had injured their hands while fishing in water around Long Island. No patient had type I lesions (verrucal), six patients had type II lesions (subcutaneous granulomas), and nine patients had type III lesions (deep). Histologic examination showed noncaseating granulomas in all cases. A specific defect in the patients' lymphocytes ability to respond to M. marinum antigens was identified. A combination of surgery and tetracycline provided effective treatment. Follow-up averaged 2 1/2 years.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0363-5023(87)80018-7
DO - 10.1016/S0363-5023(87)80018-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 3584892
AN - SCOPUS:0023187541
SN - 0266-7681
VL - 12
SP - 428
EP - 435
JO - Journal of Hand Surgery
JF - Journal of Hand Surgery
IS - 3
ER -