ALLMedicine™ Mycobacterium Marinum Center

Dec 2nd, 2021 - Bacteriophages infecting pathogenic hosts play an important role in medical research, not only as potential treatments for antibiotic-resistant infections but also offering novel insights into pathogen genetics and evolution. A prominent example i...

Oct 14th, 2021 - Finding new anti-tuberculosis compounds with convincing in vivo activity is an ongoing global challenge to fight the emergence of multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates. In this work, we exploited the medium-throughput capabiliti...

Sep 27th, 2021 - Phaeohyphomycosis are caused by dematiaceous (pigmented) mycoses that produce dark colored hyphae due to melanin deposition in their cell walls. There are more than 100 species of dematiaceous fungi that can cause phaeohyphomycosis, including Alte.

Jul 27th, 2021 - Nontuberculosis mycobacterial (NTM) infections are increasing in prevalence across the world. In many cases, treatment options for these infections are limited. However, there has been progress in recent years in the development of new antimycobac...

May 14th, 2021 - A 72-year-old man presented with tenosynovitis of the left hand's extensor tendons that had been present for several months. He was initially treated with corticosteroids, first by local injection then systemically, but with no effect. When re-eva...

Sep 27th, 2021 - Phaeohyphomycosis are caused by dematiaceous (pigmented) mycoses that produce dark colored hyphae due to melanin deposition in their cell walls. There are more than 100 species of dematiaceous fungi that can cause phaeohyphomycosis, including Alte.

Jul 9th, 2019 - Case Report A 32-year-old woman presented to the dermatology clinic with a tender lump overlying the right maxilla of 6 weeks’ duration. The lesion developed acutely 1 to 2 months after the patient began using an at-home microdermabrasion device,.

Mar 13th, 2002 - Question. Which of the following should be in your differential diagnosis? Mycobacterium marinum infection Sporothrix schenckii infection Keloid formation All of the above

A 46-year-old healthy man presents with a 15-day history of a tender subcutaneous nodule on the dorsum of the right hand that appeared after cleaning his aquarium. He has no fever or systemic symptoms.

Mycobacterium marinum is a nontuberculous mycobacteria that is often acquired via contact with contaminated salt or fresh water. We present a case of a 67-year-old man who developed several solitary nontender nodules on his hands and forearm after.