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An octopus gift: Mycobacterium marinum multiple skin lesions

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Mycobacterium marinum is a nontuberculous mycobacterium responsible of infections in humans, ranging from skin infection to disseminated infection in immunocompromised hosts. Clinical suspicion and prompt diagnosis are crucial to prescribe appropriate antimycobacterial treatment and avoid sequelae.

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  1. StopTB Italia Onlus, Milan, Italy

    Niccolò Riccardi, Roberta Maria Antonello & Diana Canetti

  2. Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, University of Pisa, 56124, Pisa, Italy

    Niccolò Riccardi & Marina Polidori

  3. Department of Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy

    Diana Canetti

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Riccardi, N., Antonello, R.M., Canetti, D. et al. An octopus gift: Mycobacterium marinum multiple skin lesions. Infection 50, 1631–1632 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-022-01851-6

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