Mycobacterium marinum infection after exposure to coal mine water

Moises A. Huaman, Julie A. Ribes, Kristine M. Lohr, Martin E. Evans

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Abstract

Mycobacterium marinum infection has been historically associated with exposure to aquariums, swimming pools, fish, or other marine fauna. We present a case of M marinum left wrist tenosynovitis and elbow bursitis associated with a puncture injury and exposure to coal mine water in Illinois.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberofv205
JournalOpen Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume3
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2016

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Publisher Copyright:
© The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Keywords

  • Coal mines
  • Mycobacterium marinum
  • Water exposure

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Clinical Neurology

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