Eikenella corrodens, cause of a vulvar abscess in a diabetic adult.
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.
Oztoprak
Nefise
N
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, 67600 Zonguldak, Turkey.
Bayar
Ulkü
U
Celebi
Güven
G
Basaran
Mustafa
M
Cömert
Füsun
F
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents