Case Report of Myroides odoratimimus Cellulitis in Chronic Venous Stasis Dermatitis With Literature Review

Myroides spp.-induced cutaneous infections are rare, with only 17 reported cases in the literature. Myroides spp. behave like low-grade opportunistic pathogens, with symptomatic infections observed typically in severely immunocompromised patients and seldom in immunocompetent patients. In this paper, we present an immunocompetent 61-year old male with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, morbid obesity, and patient-reported peripheral neuropathy who presented to the transitional care clinic with bilateral lower extremity swelling and hemosiderin-pigmented dry wounds consistent with diagnosis of chronic venous stasis dermatitis with resolved secondary Myroides odoratimimus infection. Further literature review about Myroides spp. and its resistance mechanism, antibiotic susceptibility, and biofilm production are also included in this paper.