Ignatzschineria larvae Bacteremia in a Patient With Chronic Leg Ulcer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Ignatzschineria larvae (I. larvae) is a bacterium found in the digestive tract of some flies. A few cases of bacteremia by I. larvae are described in the literature. We present the case of a patient with chronic leg ulcer and poor hygienic and social conditions, who presented with bacteremia from I....

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Autores principales: Demurtas, Saudina, Pareti, Emmanuela, Madanchi, Matiar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10123227/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37102037
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36612
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Sumario:Ignatzschineria larvae (I. larvae) is a bacterium found in the digestive tract of some flies. A few cases of bacteremia by I. larvae are described in the literature. We present the case of a patient with chronic leg ulcer and poor hygienic and social conditions, who presented with bacteremia from I. larvae. As there are few cases described in the literature, there are no guidelines yet for the treatment of this bacteremia. We report a short review of the literature below.

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