Case Report

Osteomyelitis Infection of Mycobacterium marinum: A Case Report and Literature Review

Table 2

Cases of M. marinum osteomyelitis in the literature review with treatment and clinical outcome.

AuthorYearAgeSexImmune statusOM siteSource Chemotherapy + surgical debridementDurationOutcome

Jolly and Seabury [8]1972136MNormalFingerFishingNoneN/aAmputation
Wendt et al. [9]1986147FNormalFingerUnknownINH, rifampin, and ethambutol3 weeksAmputation
Clark et al. [10]1990156MNormalFingerFishing/steroid injectionMinocycline, rifampin, and ethambutol9 monthsRecovered
Vazquez and Sobel [11]1992162FNormalFingerFish tankINH, rifampin, and bactrim3 weeksAmputation
Harth et al. [12]1994156MNormalFingerFish tank/steroid injectionCiprofloxacin, ethambutol, and rifampin12 monthsRecovered
Alloway et al. [13]1995171MNormalFingerFishingCiprofloxacin, ethambutol, and rifampin12 monthsRecovered
Barton et al. [14]1997148FDeficientFingerFish tankDoxycycline6 monthsRecovered
Shih et al. [15]1997152FNormalFingerFish dealerClarithromycin and ethambutol18 monthsRecovered
Wilson et al. [16]2003147MDeficientFoot (talus)NoneRifabutin and ciprofloxacin3 monthsAmputation
Sivan et al. [17]2008166MDeficientLegFish tankRifampicin, ethambutol, and moxifloxacin12 monthsRecovered
Present case2014164MDeficientArmFishingAzithromycin and bactrim9 monthsRecovered

Barton et al., 1997 [14]: immunosuppressive therapy for rheumatoid arthritis and fibrosing alveolitis.
Wilson et al., 2003 [16]: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Sivan et al., 2008 [17]: immunosuppressive therapy for bullous pemphigoid.
Present-2014: immunosuppressive therapy for rheumatoid arthritis.