Unresolved swelling of the hand: Think of Mycobacterium marinum infection

The surgical intervention and adjuvant locally applied measures to reduce the impact of a severe cutaneous hand infection caused by Mycobacterium marinum in a 48-year-old diver, receiving anti-TNFa (anti-tumor necrosis factor αlpha) treatment are presented herein.Careful surgical intervention- consi...

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Main Authors: A. Drakou, M. Psifis, A. Mitrou, K. Zygoggianis, Ourania Argyropoulou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:Trauma Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644020300078