Disseminated Mycobacterium marinum Infection After Renal Transplantation
Authors: MYLES E. GOMBERT
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1981)

Brief Reports1 April 1981Disseminated Mycobacterium marinum Infection After Renal TransplantationMYLES E. GOMBERT, M.D., ELLIE J. C. GOLDSTEIN, M.D., MICHAEL L. CORRADO, M.D., ALAN J. STEIN, M.D., KHALID M. H. BUTT, M.D.MYLES E. GOMBERT, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ELLIE J. C. GOLDSTEIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MICHAEL L. CORRADO, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ALAN J. STEIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, KHALID M. H. BUTT, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-94-4-486 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDespite its widespread occurrence in nature, Mycobacterium marinum infrequently causes disease in humans (1). Although first isolated from saltwater fish (2) and later seen as a cause of tuberculosis in freshwater fish (3), it was not recognized as a cause of human disease until 1951 when Norden and Linnel (1) isolated this atypical acid-fast bacillus from granulomatous skin lesions in swimmers. Subsequently, M. marinum skin lesions have been identified in humans who have been swimming or diving in pools or lakes (1, 4).Single papulonodular lesions are commoner than the localized sporotrichoid form, which may be nodular or ulcerative and...References1. NORDEN A and LINNEL F. A new type of pathogenic Mycobacterium. Nature. 1951;168:826. Letter. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. ARONSON J. Spontaneous tuberculosis in salt water fish. J Infect Dis. 1926;39:315-20. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. BAKER J and HAGAN W. Tuberculosis of the Mexican platyfish (Platypoelicus maculatas). J Infect Dis. 1942;70:248-52. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. PHILPOTT J, WOODBURNE A, PHILPOTT O, SCHAEFER W, and MOLLOHAN C. 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