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Atypical mycobacterial infection

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Mycobacterium marinum infection on the hand

Mycobacterium marinum infection on the hand

Antibodies

Atypical mycobacterial infection

Alternative Names:

Mycobacteria other than tuberculosis; Nontuberculous atypical mycobacterial disease
Symptoms:

Fever
Weight loss
Enlarged lymph glands
Diarrhea
Sweating, excessive -- night sweats
Fatigue
General discomfort, uneasiness or ill feeling (malaise)
Cough
Shortness of breath (dyspnea)
Skin lesions
Joint pain
Bone pain

Additional symptoms that may be associated with this disease:

Signs and tests:

Tests to determine infection:

A blood culture using special techniques to detect mycobacterium
A sputum culture with special stains
A lymph node culture or biopsy with special stains
A bone marrow culture with special stains
A stool culture with special stains
A chest X-ray or CT scan

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