title: [Cervical abscess caused by Capnocytophaga ochracea].
abstract: Capnocytophaga is a gram-negative capnophilic bacterium which is part of the normal oral flora of humans (C. ochracea, C. gingivalis, C. sputigena) and mammals such as canines, cats, and rodents (C. animorsus and C. cynodegmi). Its role in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease is not well defined, and normally it represents an opportunistic germ of low pathogenicity. Threatening and fulminant infections have been observed in immunodeficient patients, and lately in immunocompetent hosts. We describe an otherwise healthy woman who developed a cervical abscess due to C. ochracea. Recurrent aphthous lesions are suspected to be the port of entrance for the germs. Bacteriological, clinical, epidemiological, and therapeutic aspects of Capnocytophaga infection are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik, Kantonsspitals Luzern.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Henzen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Streit
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; D002206:Capnocytophaga / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002969:Clavulanic Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013281:Stomatitis, Aphthous / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D002969:Clavulanic Acids; D002981:Clindamycin; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; D000658:Amoxicillin
vernacular_title: Zervikalabszess durch Capnocytophaga ochracea.