title: Haemophilus influenzae type b cellulitis of the lower extremity in a non-immunocompromised elderly patient.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bernard
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mounier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aucouturier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barra
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Denis
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bonnetblanc
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007136:Immunoglobulins