title: Eikenella corrodens, cause of a vulvar abscess in a diabetic adult.
abstract: We report a case of Eikenella corrodens causing vulvar abscess in a diabetic patient. Eikenella corrodens is a slow growing, nonmotile, facultative anaerobic, Gram-negative bacillus which is commensal of the oral cavity, intestinal and genital tracts. The most common clinical sources of this organism are human bite wounds, head and neck infections and respiratory tract infections. In our knowledge, the presented case is the first report of Eikenella corrodens causing vulvar abscess in a diabetic patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, 67600 Zonguldak, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nefise
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Oztoprak
authors.forename: Ulkü
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bayar
authors.forename: Güven
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Celebi
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Basaran
authors.forename: Füsun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cömert
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000382:microbiology*; D016124:Eikenella corrodens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents