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Case Reports
Mandibular Nodule Caused by Mycobacterium marinum with False Positive Interferon-γ Release Assay. A Case Report.
- Kentaro Iwata, Yoshie Takai, Nozomi Kitada, Naomi Morishita, and Hiroaki Kiyona.
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Kobe University Hospital, Japan.
- Intern. Med. 2023 Jun 15; 62 (12): 185718591857-1859.
AbstractMycobacterium marinum is a ubiquitous organism inhabiting both fresh and salt water. It can cause human diseases such as skin and soft tissue infection. The organism is also known to cause a false positive reaction to interferon-γ release assay, the test to diagnose latent tuberculosis infection. Here, we present a case of submandibular nodule caused by M. marinum with positive T-SPOT®.TB test, which was likely to be false positive.
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