Pelvic abscess caused by Arcanobacterium haemolyticum mimicking a soft tissue tumour.
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum has usually been isolated in cases of pharyngitis and wound infections. Rarely it has been reported to cause deep tissue infections. Here, a case of a 71-year-old-male, who developed a pelvic abscess due to A. haemolyticum that initially was thought to be a malignant tumour, is described.
van Loo
I H M
IHM
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, St Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
van den Wildenberg
W J
WJ
Department of Internal Medicine, St Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
van Huijstee
P J
PJ
Department of Surgery, St Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
Roukema
J A
JA
Department of Surgery, St Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
Apperloo
A J
AJ
Department of Internal Medicine, St Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
Peeters
M F
MF
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, St Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D000191:Actinomycetaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology*