Mycobacterium senegalense Tissue Infection in a Child After Fish Tank Exposure

Talavlikar, Rachel; Carson, Julie; Meatherill, Bonnie; Desai, Shalini; Sharma, Meenu; Shandro, Cary; Tyrrell, Gregory J.; Kuhn, Susan

Mycobacterium senegalense Tissue Infection in a Child After Fish Tank Exposure

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2011-01-01

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The present report describes the first known case of an otherwise healthy child who developed a soft tissue infection due to Mycobacterium senegalense – a pathogen usually found in east Africa that is responsible for infecting various animals. The patient presented with nonhealing wounds after sustaining facial lacerations from the shattered glass of a fish tank. The patient responded well to scar revision and antibiotics, with no subsequent relapse.

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Rachel Talavlikar, Julie Carson, Bonnie Meatherill, et al., “Mycobacterium senegalense Tissue Infection in a Child After Fish Tank Exposure,” Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 101-103, 2011. doi:10.1155/2011/206532

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