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  • Title: Mycobacterium marinum infections of the hand.
    Author: Hurst LC, Amadio PC, Badalamente MA, Ellstein JL, Dattwyler RJ.
    Journal: J Hand Surg Am; 1987 May; 12(3):428-35. PubMed ID: 3584892.
    Abstract:
    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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