Case Reports in Infectious Diseases / 2015 / Article / Tab 2 / 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.
Author Year Age Sex Immune status OM site Source
Chemotherapy + surgical debridement Duration Outcome
Jolly and Seabury [8 ] 1972 1 36 M Normal Finger Fishing None N/a Amputation Wendt et al. [9 ] 1986 1 47 F Normal Finger Unknown INH, rifampin, and ethambutol 3 weeks Amputation Clark et al. [10 ] 1990 1 56 M Normal Finger Fishing/steroid injection Minocycline, rifampin, and ethambutol 9 months Recovered
Vazquez and Sobel [11 ] 1992 1 62 F Normal Finger Fish tank INH, rifampin, and bactrim 3 weeks Amputation Harth et al. [12 ] 1994 1 56 M Normal Finger Fish tank/steroid injection Ciprofloxacin, ethambutol, and rifampin 12 months Recovered Alloway et al. [13 ] 1995 1 71 M Normal Finger Fishing Ciprofloxacin, ethambutol, and rifampin 12 months Recovered Barton et al. [14 ] 1997 1 48 F Deficient Finger Fish tank Doxycycline 6 months Recovered Shih et al. [15 ] 1997 1 52 F Normal Finger Fish dealer Clarithromycin and ethambutol 18 months Recovered Wilson et al. [16 ] 2003 1 47 M Deficient Foot (talus) None Rifabutin and ciprofloxacin 3 months Amputation Sivan et al. [17 ] 2008 1 66 M Deficient Leg Fish tank Rifampicin, ethambutol, and moxifloxacin 12 months Recovered Present case 2014 1 64 M Deficient Arm Fishing Azithromycin and bactrim 9 months Recovered
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.