Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis necrotizing lymphadenitis in a twelve-year-old patient.
We report the case of a 12-year-old girl with Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis necrotizing lymphadenitis. Awareness of this disease is critical for the diagnosis given that corynebacteria are often considered as skin contaminants. The isolate was highly susceptible to antibiotics but only ciprofloxacin, rifampin and gentamicin exerted bactericidal activity.
Join-Lambert
Olivier F
OF
Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, and Faculté de Médecine Descartes Paris, Paris, France.
Ouache
Marie
M
Canioni
Danielle
D
Beretti
Jean-Luc
JL
Blanche
Stéphane
S
Berche
Patrick
P
Kayal
Samer
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016925:Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D020042:Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular; D015242:Ofloxacin; D012293:Rifampin