Severe progressive subcutaneous abscesses and necrotizing tenosynovitis caused by Rhodococcus aurantiacus.
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.
Tsukamura
M
M
National Chubu Hospital, Aichi, Japan.
Hikosaka
K
K
Nishimura
K
K
Hara
S
S
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*