Moling O, Sechi LA, Zanetti S, Seebacher C, Rossi P, Rimenti G, Pagani L, Vedovelli C. Mycobacterium marinum, a further infectious agent associated with sarcoidosis: the polyetiology hypothesis.
ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006;
38:148-52. [PMID:
16449013 DOI:
10.1080/00365540500277540]
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Abstract
A 39-y-old male had a diagnosis of sarcoidosis and corticosteroid therapy was started. Surprisingly, following his discharge from hospital, Mycobacterium marinum was isolated in 1 of 3 sputum samples taken 7 weeks earlier on admission. After this, Mycobacterium marinum-DNA was identified in the stored lung biopsies by the PCR-RFLP of the hsp65 gene.
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