title: Severe progressive subcutaneous abscesses and necrotizing tenosynovitis caused by Rhodococcus aurantiacus.
abstract: A case of severe progressive subcutaneous abscesses and necrotizing tenosynovitis of the right arm of a 30-year-old woman caused by Rhodococcus aurantiacus is reported.
authors.affiliation: National Chubu Hospital, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsukamura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hikosaka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hara
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012240:Rhodococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology*; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000382:microbiology*