Corynebacterium striatum infecting a malignant cutaneous lesion: the emergence of an opportunistic pathogen.
We described a case of a 27-year old male patient with skin and soft tissue infection of a neoplastic lesion caused by Corynebacterium striatum, an organism which has been rarely described as a human pathogen. Identification was confirmed by DNA sequencing. Successful treatment with penicillin was achieved. The role of the C. striatum as an emerging opportunistic pathogen is discussed.
Superti
Silvana Vargas
SV
Laboratory of Microbiology, Hospital São Lucas da Pontifícia, Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, RS, Brazil. silvanas@ufcspa.edu.br
Martins
Daniela de Souza
Dde S
Caierão
Juliana
J
Soares
Fabiana
F
Prochnow
Taísa
T
Cantarelli
Vlademir Vicente
VV
Zavascki
Alexandre Prehn
AP
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D016410:Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010400:Penicillin G