title: Chlamydia pneumoniae and chronic skin wounds: a focused review.
abstract: The genus, Chlamydophilia, as obligate intracellular pathogens, induce chronic scarring in humans. Chlamydia pneumoniae, a common cause of pneumonia, infects endothelial cells and circulating macrophages. Evidence that C. pneumoniae is an opportunistic pathogen in chronic skin ulcers and other inflammatory skin conditions analogous to its role in atherosclerosis is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine (Dermatology), Nashville Veterans Administration Medical Centers, Tennessee, USA. lloyd.king@mc-mail.vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Stratton
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D023521:Chlamydophila Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016993:Chlamydophila pneumoniae; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries* / Q000382:microbiology*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology