Pneumococcal cellulitis in an HIV-infected adult.
Streptococcus pneumoniae is an uncommon cause of cellulitis. In almost all of the reported cases, the infection occurred in immunosuppressed patients, especially in those with connective tissue diseases. We report a case of cervical cellulitis associated with septicemia which occurred in an HIV-infected adult.
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Service de Réanimation Médicale et Toxicologique, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France. didier.koepler@ch-laennec-creil.fr
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Leibinger
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D000328:Adult; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D019259:Lamivudine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015215:Zidovudine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D010406:Penicillins; D019259:Lamivudine; D015215:Zidovudine; D000658:Amoxicillin