[The etiological study, diagnose and therapy of hand special chronic infections in littoral area].

Publisher: Zhonghua yi xue hui, Wai ke xue hui Country of Publication: China NLM ID: 0153611 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0529-5815 (Print) Linking ISSN: 05295815 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: Beijing : Zhonghua yi xue hui, Wai ke xue hui

Hand Dermatoses*/diagnosis ; Hand Dermatoses*/therapy ; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous*/diagnosis ; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous*/therapy ; Mycobacterium marinum* ; Tuberculosis, Cutaneous*/diagnosis ; Tuberculosis, Cutaneous*/therapy; Adult ; Aged ; Chronic Disease ; Combined Modality Therapy ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies

Objective: To explore the etiological factors of hand special chronic infections and their relationship with tuberculosis, and to give evidence for clinical diagnosis as well as treatments.
Methods: From 2002 to 2004 pathologic inspection, acid-fast stain, bacterial cultication, mycobacterial cultivation were performed in all 29 cases of hand special chronic infections.
Results: All cases showed granulomatous lesions in pathological appearance, 2 positive in acid-fast stain, 12 positive in bacteria cultivation, and 1 nocardiosis, 1 staphylococcus epidermidis, 7 M.marinum, 1 M.tuberculosis, 1 M.fortuitum, 1 M.kansasii.
Conclusions: Non-tuberculo-mycobacterium (NTM) especially M.marinum are far more important as the major factor than tuberculosis and other bacterial in hand special chronic infections. Bacteria cultivation should be routine examined for all cases.

Date Created: 20051108 Date Completed: 20070417 Latest Revision: 20111117

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