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 language | English |
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Article number | ofv205 |
Journal | Open Forum Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2016 |
Bibliographical note
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