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#idboardreview S/p minor cut while cleaning fish tank 6wks ago, pt now w/ tender nodules on hand. Ziehl-Neelsen 30°C broth +cording. Solid medium shielded light non-pigmented colonies but exposure to light: photochromogen. Dx?#IDtwitter #dermtwitter #medEd 
#Mycobacterium #marinum Dx often made via isolation of organism on culture. Growth is slow, requiring growth time of more than 7 days. Growth temperature is lower than that of many other mycobacterial species, with the optimal temperature ranging from 28 to 30°C
Ziehl-Neelsen smear of the broth can reveal cord formation; a feature which is most commonly seen with #Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, however, it has also been described with M. #marinum
#IdBoardReview 30 pt w/ RA on TNFblocker non-healing lesion of finger x several months. Original trauma cut by stone in pond. no improvement w/ courses of cephalexin or clindamycin. S/p I&D growth in 14d. Dx? #medEd #idmedEd #IDtwitter
#Mycobacterium #marinum slow growing #NTM in fresh or saltwater environment. Cutaneous infect due to direct inoculation of a cut w/ organism & subsequent exposure to contaminated water. can be nodular, pustular, or ulcerated & infection of deeper tissues, joints, & bone can occur
#idboardreview 30 F 🇦🇺 s/p biomesotherapy presents with skin lesions. Biopsy shown citrate+ catalase+ oxidase- nitrate-
Diagnosis? #medEd #idmedEd #IDtwitter
Diagnosis? #medEd #idmedEd #IDtwitter
#mycobacterium #chelonae more dramatic presentation here in a gardener sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
