Swimming pool granuloma

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Aquarium granuloma; Fish tank granuloma

Antibiotics are used to treat this infection. They are chosen based on the results of the culture and skin biopsy.

You may need several months of treatment with a combination of antibiotics. Surgery may also be needed.

Swimming pool granulomas can usually be cured with antibiotics. However, you may have scarring.

Occasionally, joint or bone infections occur. The disease may be longer or more complicated in patients whose immune system is not working properly.

Call your health care provider if you develop reddish bumps on your skin which do not clear with home treatment.

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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