Cutaneous MAIS Infectious Granuloma

To the Editor: Swimming-pool granulomas are among the most common soft-tissue mycobacterial infections, usually caused by Mycobacterium marinum . 1 The slow-growing "MAIS" ( M. avium-intercellulare-scrofulaceum) complex, on the other hand, consists of opportunistic organisms that depend fo...

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 307; no. 23; p. 1456
Main Authors Soltani, K, Bernstein, S C, Ma, A S, Bernstein, J E, Morella, J A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 02.12.1982
Subjects
Adult
Animals
Fish Diseases - microbiology
Granuloma - transmission
Humans
Male
Mycobacterium Infections - transmission
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - transmission
Skin Diseases - transmission
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Summary:To the Editor: Swimming-pool granulomas are among the most common soft-tissue mycobacterial infections, usually caused by Mycobacterium marinum . 1 The slow-growing "MAIS" ( M. avium-intercellulare-scrofulaceum) complex, on the other hand, consists of opportunistic organisms that depend for their pathogenicity on a preexisting tissue injury. 1 2 3 We report here an interesting case of cutaneous MAIS infectious granuloma. A 28-year-old man presented with a 10-mm erythematous, partially ulcerated cutaneous nodule on the dorsum of his right hand. He recalled a scratch in the area six weeks earlier, when he had repeatedly immersed his hand in a fresh-water aquarium. Examination revealed right epitrochlear, . . . No extract is available for articles shorter than 400 words.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJM198212023072322