Swimming pool granuloma

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A swimming pool granuloma is a long-term (chronic) skin infection caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium marinum.

Aquarium granuloma; Fish tank granuloma

A swimming pool granuloma occurs when water containing Mycobacterium marinum bacteria enters a break in the skin. Signs of a skin infection appear about 2 - 3 weeks later.

Risks include exposure to swimming pools, salt water aquariums, or ocean fish.

Review Date: 02/05/2011
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

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