title: Cutaneous manifestations of infection with Corynebacterium group JK.
abstract: Multiple necrotic soft tissue lesions were observed in the groin of a granulocytopenic patient with Corynebacterium group JK septicemia. Complete healing followed vancomycin therapy. Review of the English-language literature disclosed that skin and soft tissue manifestations were seen in one-quarter of the patients with Corynebacterium group JK septicemia, all of whom were granulocytopenic; in no case of endocarditis were similar findings reported. The majority of lesions consisted of local infections at sites of previous bone marrow biopsy, intravascular catheter insertion, or perianal fissure; they preceded septicemia and were designated primary lesions. Less often, skin and soft tissue manifestations--including papular skin rash, soft tissue abscesses, and necrotic soft tissue lesions--developed in patients with established septicemia and were considered secondary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine B, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dan
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Somer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Knobel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gutman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious