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Subcutaneous Eikenella corrodens, Actinomyces sp., and α-Hemolytic Streptococcus Abscess of the Thigh following a Vitamin B12 Injection
This case report describes a 38-year-old female presenting with a thigh abscess caused by Eikenella corrodens, Actinomyces sp., and α-hemolytic Streptococcus following an intramuscular vitamin B12 injection administered at an outpatient clinic. After failure to improve clinically with intravenous da...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5925016/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29850304 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4650637 |
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author | Adondakis, Micheal G. Skedros, John G. Lopansri, Bert K. Merrell, Stephen C. |
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description | This case report describes a 38-year-old female presenting with a thigh abscess caused by Eikenella corrodens, Actinomyces sp., and α-hemolytic Streptococcus following an intramuscular vitamin B12 injection administered at an outpatient clinic. After failure to improve clinically with intravenous daptomycin and after visualization of the abscess with gas bubbles on CT scan, she was taken to the operating room for three separate surgical irrigation and debridement procedures. Treatment also included intravenous ampicillin/sulbactam followed by oral amoxicillin/clavulanic acid therapy. She remained symptom free and without infection at nine months following hospitalization. It was suspected that poor hygiene played a role in the infection, but a definitive cause was not identified. |
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spelling | pubmed-59250162018-05-30 Subcutaneous Eikenella corrodens, Actinomyces sp., and α-Hemolytic Streptococcus Abscess of the Thigh following a Vitamin B12 Injection Adondakis, Micheal G. Skedros, John G. Lopansri, Bert K. Merrell, Stephen C. Case Rep Infect Dis Case Report This case report describes a 38-year-old female presenting with a thigh abscess caused by Eikenella corrodens, Actinomyces sp., and α-hemolytic Streptococcus following an intramuscular vitamin B12 injection administered at an outpatient clinic. After failure to improve clinically with intravenous daptomycin and after visualization of the abscess with gas bubbles on CT scan, she was taken to the operating room for three separate surgical irrigation and debridement procedures. Treatment also included intravenous ampicillin/sulbactam followed by oral amoxicillin/clavulanic acid therapy. She remained symptom free and without infection at nine months following hospitalization. It was suspected that poor hygiene played a role in the infection, but a definitive cause was not identified. Hindawi 2018-04-11 /pmc/articles/PMC5925016/ /pubmed/29850304 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4650637 Text en Copyright © 2018 Micheal G. Adondakis et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 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. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Adondakis, Micheal G. Skedros, John G. Lopansri, Bert K. Merrell, Stephen C. Subcutaneous Eikenella corrodens, Actinomyces sp., and α-Hemolytic Streptococcus Abscess of the Thigh following a Vitamin B12 Injection |
title | Subcutaneous Eikenella corrodens, Actinomyces sp., and α-Hemolytic Streptococcus Abscess of the Thigh following a Vitamin B12 Injection |
title_full | Subcutaneous Eikenella corrodens, Actinomyces sp., and α-Hemolytic Streptococcus Abscess of the Thigh following a Vitamin B12 Injection |
title_fullStr | Subcutaneous Eikenella corrodens, Actinomyces sp., and α-Hemolytic Streptococcus Abscess of the Thigh following a Vitamin B12 Injection |
title_full_unstemmed | Subcutaneous Eikenella corrodens, Actinomyces sp., and α-Hemolytic Streptococcus Abscess of the Thigh following a Vitamin B12 Injection |
title_short | Subcutaneous Eikenella corrodens, Actinomyces sp., and α-Hemolytic Streptococcus Abscess of the Thigh following a Vitamin B12 Injection |
title_sort | subcutaneous eikenella corrodens, actinomyces sp., and α-hemolytic streptococcus abscess of the thigh following a vitamin b12 injection |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5925016/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29850304 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4650637 |
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