Haemophilus influenzae type b cellulitis of the lower extremity in a non-immunocompromised elderly patient.
An 83-year-old non-immunocompromised man who developed Haemophilus influenzae cellulitis on his lower left leg is described. H. influenzae type b was isolated by conventional bacteriological cultures from one blood culture and from a cutaneous blister fluid aspirate, and identified within the dermis by immunofluorescence on a punch biopsy of lesional skin. Evolution was characterized by a slow healing during appropriate systemic antibiotherapy, and absence of any significant increase in antibodies to the capsular polysaccharide of H. influenzae type b.
Bernard
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Department of Dermatology, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France.
Mounier
M
M
Aucouturier
P
P
Barra
A
A
Denis
F
F
Bonnetblanc
J M
JM
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000276:immunology*; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007136:Immunoglobulins