Mycobacterium marinum como agente productor de lesiones dermatológicas: a propósito de 2 casos

This article presents a descriptive and instructive review of the most important aetiological and pathogenic features of Mycobacterium marinum as a causative agent of dermatological lesions, using the reporting of two cases occurring in the Hospital de Merida. The differential diagnosis, lesions and treatment of these types of infections are also discussed, so that future cases may be diagnosed earlier and treated appropriately.