Granuloma Annulare

Dermatological condition can also be due to Mycobacterium marinum infection

Published in Cancer Weekly, May 13th, 2003

Interstitial granuloma annulare-appearing skin symptomology can also be due to mycobacteria.

"We report 2 cases of Mycobacterium marinum infection that histologically simulated interstitial granuloma annulare (GA). In 1 case, an infectious etiology was not suspected in histologic sections, but a tissue culture performed during the clinic visit identified M. marinum, and a subsequent Fite stain revealed mycobacteria," scientists writing in the American Journal of Dermatopathology report.

"Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis is a rare presentation for cutaneous nontuberculous mycobacteria and has yet to be attributed specifically...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2003-05-13)

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