Pneumococcal crepitant cellulitis caused by a bronchocutaneous fistula.
An elderly woman who had received radiation treatment for carcinoma of the lung presented with erythema, crepitus and pain over the scapular area. Streptococcus pneumoniae was isolated in pure culture from the subcutaneous tissues, and a bronchocutaneous fistula was demonstrated.
Haubrich
R H
RH
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester.
Keroack
M A
MA
D000368:Aged; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000150:complications*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000150:complications; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications*