China Journal of Leprosy and Skin Diseases ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (11): 690-696.doi: 10.12144/zgmfskin202011690

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History and status of Mycobacterium murinum infection

BAO Fangfang, LIU Hong, ZHANG Furen   

  1. Shandong Provincial Hospital for Skin Diseases & Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Veneorology, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250022, China
  • Online:2020-11-15 Published:2020-11-02
  • Contact: ZHANG Furen, E-mail: zhangfuren@hotmail.com

Abstract: Mycobacterium murinum is Non-tuberculosis mycobacterium, which can be infected by human contact with contaminated water sources and aquatic products. At present, there is no unified standard for the diagnosis and treatment for this disease. The update of Mycobacterium murinum infection is reviewed in this paper.

Key words: Mycobacterium murinum, swimming pool granuloma, fish tank granuloma