Case 164. 

Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection of skin (43 y-o M)
　 　 　 　
　 Biopsy from a scaling skin nodule on the dorsum of the hand of a tropical fish seller 　
　 　 　 　

　

 　 Histologically, non-caseous epithelioid granuloma is formed in the dermis (HE). Fibrotic scarring is associated. Infection of Mycobacterium marinum was confirmed by PCR analysis.