@article {Lam817, author = {Alex Lam and Wadie Toma and Naomi Schlesinger}, title = {Mycobacterium marinum arthritis mimicking rheumatoid arthritis.}, volume = {33}, number = {4}, pages = {817--819}, year = {2006}, publisher = {The Journal of Rheumatology}, abstract = {Mycobacterium marinum is an atypical mycobacterium found in salt and fresh water. M. marinum infection occurs following skin trauma in fresh or salt water and usually presents as a localized granuloma or sporotrichotic lymphangitis. It rarely affects the musculoskeletal system. We describe a patient who presented with subcutaneous nodules and an inflammatory arthritis that was thought to be rheumatoid arthritis, and was treated as such with corticosteroids, methotrexate, and anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha therapy, with worsening of his arthritis.}, issn = {0315-162X}, URL = {https://www.jrheum.org/content/33/4/817}, eprint = {https://www.jrheum.org/content/33/4/817.full.pdf}, journal = {The Journal of Rheumatology} }