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Granuloma de los acuarios; Granuloma de las peceras
El síntoma principal es una protuberancia rojiza (pápulas) que lentamente se transforma en un nódulo purpurino.
Los codos, los dedos de las manos y el dorso de las manos son las partes del cuerpo que resultan afectadas con mayor frecuencia. Las rodillas y las piernas resultan afectadas con menor frecuencia.
Los nódulos pueden romperse y dejar una llaga abierta. Algunas veces, se pueden propagar por la extremidad arriba, pero casi siempre permanecen como una úlcera cutánea simple.
Los exámenes para diagnosticar el granuloma de las piscinas abarcan:
Brown-Elliott BA, Wallace RJ Jr. Infections due to nontuberculous mycobacteria other than Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Disease. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2009:chap 253.
Holland S. The nontuberculous mycobacteria. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 346.
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