TB Research

Painful Nodules on the Arms

Qianya Su, Fei Wang

New England Journal of Medicine · 2021-03

Abstract

A 63-year-old woman presented with nodules on her arms that appeared several weeks after she had cut her hands while washing fish. Granulomas were observed on biopsy, and cultures grew Mycobacterium marinum.

MeSH terms

  • Mycobacterium marinum
  • Fish <Actinopterygii>
  • Biopsy
  • Medicine
  • Pathology