Pneumococcal cellulitis in an immunocompetent adult.
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a rare cause of cellulitis that develops mainly in patients with underlying chronic disease or those immunocompromised by drug or alcohol abuse. We report here a case of pneumococcal cellulitis in an immunocompetent patient.
Bachmeyer
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Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Tenon, 4 rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France. claude.bachmeyer@tnn.ap-hp-paris.fr
Martres
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Blum
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D000368:Aged; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007866:Leg; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification