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Volume 29, Number 6—June 2023
Research Letter

Mycobacterium marinum Infection after Iguana Bite in Costa Rica

Jordan Mah, Kyle Walding, Brooke Liang, Laurence Rinsky, Roshni Mathew, Indre Budvytiene, and Niaz BanaeiComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA (J. Mah, K. Walding, B. Liang, L. Rinsky, R. Mathew, N. Banaei); Stanford Health Care, Stanford (J. Mah, I. Budvytiene, N. Banaei)

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Gross and microscopic features of a mass involving the dorsum of the left hand in a 3-year-old girl with Mycobacterium marinum infection after iguana bite in Costa Rica. A) Erythematous lump over third and fourth digits. B) Ultrasound image, with numbers labeling the digits. C) Hematoxylin and eosin–stained soft tissue showing granulomatous inflammation. Scale bar indicates 10 µm. D) Fite stain highlighting numerous mycobacteria in an area of necrosis. Scale bar indicates 20 µm.

Figure. Gross and microscopic features of a mass involving the dorsum of the left hand in a 3-year-old girl with Mycobacterium marinum infection after iguana bite in Costa Rica. A) Erythematous lump over third and fourth digits. B) Ultrasound image, with numbers labeling the digits. C) Hematoxylin and eosin–stained soft tissue showing granulomatous inflammation. Scale bar indicates 10 µm. D) Fite stain highlighting numerous mycobacteria in an area of necrosis. Scale bar indicates 20 µm.

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