Mycobacterium marinum cutanous infection misdiagnosed as sporotrichosis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report.
Heliyon
; 10(14): e34444, 2024 Jul 30.
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ABSTRACT
Mycobacterium marinum(M. marinum ), a slow-growing bacterium in freshwater and seawater, can cause cutanous and extracutaneous infections. A fisher-woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) presented with chronic polymorphic rashes in a lymphangitic pattern was initially misdiagnosed as sporotrichosis. The final diagnosis of M. marinum and Candida dubliniensis co-infection was confirmed based on the skin histopathology, pustule culture, MetaCAP sequencing and effective antibiotic combination treatments.
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Heliyon
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2024
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