[Cutaneous infection with Mycobacterium marinum. successful therapy with rifampicin and clarithromycin]

Hautarzt. 2004 Jan;55(1):76-9. doi: 10.1007/s00105-003-0671-6.
[Article in German]

Abstract

We report on two male patients with cutaneous Mycobacterium marinum infection. After the diagnosis was established by culture, therapy with rifampicin and clarithromycin over a period of three months led to remarkable improvement.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Clarithromycin / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use*
  • Foot Dermatoses / drug therapy*
  • Foot Dermatoses / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / drug therapy*
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / pathology
  • Mycobacterium marinum*
  • Rifampin / therapeutic use*
  • Skin / pathology
  • Skin Diseases, Bacterial / drug therapy*
  • Skin Diseases, Bacterial / pathology

Substances

  • Clarithromycin
  • Rifampin