title: Subcutaneous abscess formation in the upper extremity caused by toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans.
abstract: Corynebacterium ulcerans is attracting attention as an emerging zoonosis that causes lymphadenitis, dermatitis and respiratory infections. We report here what appears to be the first case of subcutaneous abscess formation in the upper extremity due to toxigenic C. ulcerans in Japan. Awareness of the fact that C. ulcerans can cause a subcutaneous, elastic-hard, less-mobile mass with heat, redness and pain in the extremities is important for differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tsuruoka Municipal Shonai Hospital, 4-20 Izumi-machi, Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata 997-8515, Japan.
authors.forename: Takaaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Urakawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Yamagata Prefectural Institute of Public Health, 1-6-6 Toka-machi, Yamagata 990-0031, Japan.
authors.forename: Junji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seto
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 4-7-1 Gakuen Musashimurayama-shi, Tokyo 208-0011, Japan.
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.affiliation: Central Inspection Department, Tsuruoka Municipal Shonai Hospital, 4-20 Izumi-machi, Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata 997-8515, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tsuruoka Municipal Shonai Hospital, 4-20 Izumi-machi, Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata 997-8515, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goto
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004550:Elbow; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001427:Bacterial Toxins