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Thigh Abscess Caused by Yersinia enterocolitica in an Immunocompetent Host

Yersinia enterocolitica is primarily a gastrointestinal tract pathogen known to cause gastroenteritis, although it may produce extra-intestinal infections like sepsis and its sequelae. However, primary cutaneous infections are extremely rare. We present a case of Y. enterocolitica thigh abscess in a...

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Autores principales: Gumaste, Purva, Boppana, V. Subbarao, Garcha, Amarinder Singh, Blair, Donald
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3318202/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22489240
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/259475
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author Gumaste, Purva
Boppana, V. Subbarao
Garcha, Amarinder Singh
Blair, Donald
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description Yersinia enterocolitica is primarily a gastrointestinal tract pathogen known to cause gastroenteritis, although it may produce extra-intestinal infections like sepsis and its sequelae. However, primary cutaneous infections are extremely rare. We present a case of Y. enterocolitica thigh abscess in an immunocompetent adult. The portal of entry is unclear in this case. He did many outdoor activities that involved skin injuries and exposure to soil and contaminated water. Hence, direct inoculation as a result of exposure to contaminated water is postulated in the absence of evidence for a gastrointestinal route of infection.
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spelling pubmed-33182022012-04-09 Thigh Abscess Caused by Yersinia enterocolitica in an Immunocompetent Host Gumaste, Purva Boppana, V. Subbarao Garcha, Amarinder Singh Blair, Donald Case Rep Med Case Report Yersinia enterocolitica is primarily a gastrointestinal tract pathogen known to cause gastroenteritis, although it may produce extra-intestinal infections like sepsis and its sequelae. However, primary cutaneous infections are extremely rare. We present a case of Y. enterocolitica thigh abscess in an immunocompetent adult. The portal of entry is unclear in this case. He did many outdoor activities that involved skin injuries and exposure to soil and contaminated water. Hence, direct inoculation as a result of exposure to contaminated water is postulated in the absence of evidence for a gastrointestinal route of infection. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012 2012-03-26 /pmc/articles/PMC3318202/ /pubmed/22489240 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/259475 Text en Copyright © 2012 Purva Gumaste et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Gumaste, Purva
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Thigh Abscess Caused by Yersinia enterocolitica in an Immunocompetent Host
title Thigh Abscess Caused by Yersinia enterocolitica in an Immunocompetent Host
title_full Thigh Abscess Caused by Yersinia enterocolitica in an Immunocompetent Host
title_fullStr Thigh Abscess Caused by Yersinia enterocolitica in an Immunocompetent Host
title_full_unstemmed Thigh Abscess Caused by Yersinia enterocolitica in an Immunocompetent Host
title_short Thigh Abscess Caused by Yersinia enterocolitica in an Immunocompetent Host
title_sort thigh abscess caused by yersinia enterocolitica in an immunocompetent host
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3318202/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22489240
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/259475
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