Yersinia enterocolitica inguinal lymphadenitis.
Inguinal lymphadenitis is associated with a well-defined group of etiologic agents including many sexually transmitted diseases and nonvenereal agents including Yersinia pestis (bubonic plague). We report herein the first case of a second Yersinia species--Yersinia enterocolitica--presenting like bubonic plague with bilateral inguinal lymphadenitis.
D000368:Aged; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications; D006119:Groin; D006801:Humans; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica