Inguinal lymphadenitis associated with Capnocytophaga bacilli.
Capnocytophaga organisms are capnophilic, gram-negative bacilli that have been associated with infections deriving from the flora of the oropharynx. We report a case of inguinal adenitis caused by Capnocytophaga species that probably represents sexual transmission of the pathogen.
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Department of Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19129.
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D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications*; D002206:Capnocytophaga / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal / Q000382:microbiology*; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D014456:Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology