title: A disseminated Mycoplasma hominis infection in a patient with an underlying defect in humoral immunity.
abstract: Non-urogenital Mycoplasma hominis infections are rare, but may cause life-threatening complications. We describe a case of disseminated M. hominis infection with extensive abscess formation in an immunocompromised patient with iatrogenic hypogammaglobulinemia under rituximab treatment.
authors.affiliation: Medical Microbiology, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV, Campus Brugge, Brugge, Belgium. Eric.Nulens@azsintjan.be.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nulens
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology and Infectious Diseases, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV, Campus Brugge, Brugge, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van Praet
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV, Campus Brugge, Brugge, Belgium.
authors.forename: Dominik
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Selleslag
authors.affiliation: Medical Microbiology, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV, Campus Brugge, Brugge, Belgium.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Van Landschoot
authors.affiliation: Medical Microbiology, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV, Campus Brugge, Brugge, Belgium.
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dekeyzer
authors.affiliation: Medical Microbiology, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV, Campus Brugge, Brugge, Belgium.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Descheemaecker
authors.affiliation: Medical Microbiology, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV, Campus Brugge, Brugge, Belgium.
authors.forename: Marijke
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reynders
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess; D000361:Agammaglobulinemia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008875:Middle Aged; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections; D019535:Mycoplasma hominis; D012002:Rectal Diseases
keywords: Hypogammaglobulinemia; Mycoplasma hominis; STD