title: Pelvic abscess caused by Arcanobacterium haemolyticum mimicking a soft tissue tumour.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, St Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: I H M
authors.initials: IHM
authors.lastname: van Loo
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, St Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: van den Wildenberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: van Huijstee
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Roukema
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, St Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Apperloo
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, St Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Peeters
mesh_terms: 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*