Erysipelas of the right arm due to Bordetella trematum: a case report

Erysipelas of the right arm due to Bordetella trematum: a case report

Background Bordetella trematum is unknown to most clinicians and microbiologists. However, this Gram-negative opportunistic bacterium can be responsible for ulcer superinfection but also bacteremia and sometimes death by septic shock. Case report We report the case of erysipelas due to B. trematum w...

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Published in:Journal of medical case reports Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 1 - 365
Main Authors: Lacasse, M, Inyambo, K, Lemaignen, A, Mennecart, M, Gensburger, S, Valentin, A. S, Bernard, L, Fougère, B
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 13-07-2021
BioMed Central
BMC
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Blood
Bordetella trematum
Case Report
Case reports
Diabetes
Edema
Evolution
Genomes
Health aspects
Infection
Infections
Ionization
Ions
Leg ulcers
Mass spectrometry
Opportunistic infection
Pathogens
Patients
Peritonitis
Ribosomal RNA
RNA sequencing
Scientific imaging
Sepsis
Septic shock
Skin and soft tissue infection
Tazobactam
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Summary:Background Bordetella trematum is unknown to most clinicians and microbiologists. However, this Gram-negative opportunistic bacterium can be responsible for ulcer superinfection but also bacteremia and sometimes death by septic shock. Case report We report the case of erysipelas due to B. trematum with bacteremia in an immunocompromised 88-year-old Caucasian patient. Conclusion In immunocompromised patients, unusual microbial agents such as B. trematum can be responsible for cutaneous and systemic infections, requiring specific antibiotic therapy. Therefore, clinicians should be aware of the need for specific bacterial identification such as matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing in the context of atypical evolution of erysipelas in such patients. Keywords: Bordetella trematum, Opportunistic infection, Skin and soft tissue infection, Case report
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ISSN:1752-1947
1752-1947
DOI:10.1186/s13256-021-02896-1