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From: Diseases Caused by Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
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Skin and soft tissue infections caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) usually occur after traumatic injury, surgery, or
cosmetic procedures, which may expose a wound to soil, water, or medical devices occasionally contaminated with environmental
mycobacteria. Although the epidemiology and clinical presentations of NTM responsible for skin and soft tissue infections differ,
some species (Mycobacterium avium complex, M kansasii, M xenopi, and M marinum) have been reported worldwide, whereas
others (M ulcerans) have limited geographic distribution. This figure shows M marinum infection of the arm of a fish-tank worker. M
marinum causes diseases in many fish species and is distributed worldwide. It is an opportunistic pathogen of humans, in whom
infection is infrequent and occurs by direct injury from fish fins or bites or after cutaneous trauma and subsequent exposure to
contaminated water or other sources of infection
(shrimp,
shellfish,
frogs,
turtles,ofdolphin,
eels, and oysters). Courtesy of Centers for
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