Corynebacterium striatum infecting a malignant cutaneous lesion: the emergence of an opportunistic pathogen Corynebacterium striatum infectando lesão cutânea maligna: a emergência de um patógeno oportunista

We described a case of a 27-year old male patient with skin and soft tissue infection of a neoplastic lesion caused by Corynebacterium striatum, an organism which has been rarely described as a human pathogen. Identification was confirmed by DNA sequencing. Successful treatment with penicillin was a...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Silvana Vargas Superti, Daniela de Souza Martins, Juliana Caierão, Fabiana Soares, Taísa Prochnow, Vlademir Vicente Cantarelli, Alexandre Prehn Zavascki
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2009
Subjects:
Corynebacterium striatum
Immunocompromised patients
Oportunistic infections
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652009000200011
https://doaj.org/article/0429f7db56604dd798d03d840309bd22
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Summary:We described a case of a 27-year old male patient with skin and soft tissue infection of a neoplastic lesion caused by Corynebacterium striatum, an organism which has been rarely described as a human pathogen. Identification was confirmed by DNA sequencing. Successful treatment with penicillin was achieved. The role of the C. striatum as an emerging opportunistic pathogen is discussed. Descrevemos infecção de lesão neoplásica em paciente masculino de 27 anos, envolvendo pele e partes moles, causada por Corynebacterium striatum, um microrganismo raramente descrito como patógeno humano. A identificação foi confirmada por seqüenciamento de DNA. O paciente foi tratado com penicilina, com sucesso. O papel do C. striatum como patógeno oportunista é discutido.

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