Pneumococcal cellulitis.
A 42-year-old man with pneumonia was admitted for rhabdomyolysis. Streptococcus pneumoniae was isolated from the cellulitis surrounding the muscular necrosis. Subcutaneous localisation of S. pneumoniae in the course of a septicemia has never been described, although rhabdomyolysis may be associated with bacterial infections.
D000328:Adult; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000209:etiology*; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000209:etiology*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification