Ann Dermatol.  2015 Oct;27(5):639-641. 10.5021/ad.2015.27.5.639.

Mycobacterium marinum Infection on the Face Diagnosed by Polymerase Chain Reaction Amplification and Direct Sequencing

• Oh HW
• Youn SH
• Kim MS
• Na CH
• Jang SJ
• Kim CK
• Shin BS

• KMID: 2171477
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2015.27.5.639

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Mycobacterium marinum*
Mycobacterium*
Polymerase Chain Reaction*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A) Multiple, erythematous, various sized, scaly papules on the left cheek. (B) After 4 months, the lesions improved with postinflammatory hyperpigmentation and atrophic scar.

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  Fig. 2 (A) Granulomatous infiltration in the deep dermis was composed of multiple histiocytes, mononuclear cells, and giant cells (H&E, ×200). (B) Negative findings (acid-fast bacillus, ×100). (C) Growth of yellow pigment producing mycobacterium on 32℃ to 33℃ mycobacterium growth indicator tube after 45 days. (D) Presence of innumerable acid-fast bacilli (Ziehl-Neelsen, ×1,000).

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