Schwendiman Mark N, Johnson Ryan P, Henning J Scott
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
Dermatol Online J. 2009 May 15;15(5):11.
Mycobacterium marinum is an atypical mycobacterium found worldwide and associated with swimming pools and aquariums. Infections typically present with subcutaneous nodules and lymphangitis.
A 61-year-old female presented with a two-month history of subcutaneous nodules. The patient had a significant recent history that included rose gardening and cleaning her aquarium at home. Biopsy for histology and tissue culture proved the presence of infection with Mycobacterium marinum and the patient was treated with minocycline. The nodules eventually healed and no new lesions appeared after initiation of treatment.
Mycobacterium marinum is one of many entities that must be considered in a patient with ascending nodules along the lymphatic drainage of an extremity.
海分枝杆菌是一种在全球范围内发现的非典型分枝杆菌，与游泳池和水族馆有关。感染通常表现为皮下结节和淋巴管炎。
一名61岁女性出现皮下结节，病史长达两个月。该患者近期有重要病史，包括从事玫瑰园艺工作和在家清洁水族馆。组织学活检和组织培养证实存在海分枝杆菌感染，患者接受米诺环素治疗。结节最终愈合，治疗开始后未出现新的病变。
海分枝杆菌是在沿肢体淋巴引流出现上行性结节的患者中必须考虑的众多病原体之一。
