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Surgical infections · Jul 2019
Case ReportsActinomyces turicensis Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infection of the Thigh in a Diabetic Male.
- Kunal Panwar, Therese M Duane, Jeffrey M Tessier, Khushbu Patel, and James M Sanders.
- 1 University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas.
- Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2019 Jul 1; 20 (5): 431-433.
AbstractBackground: Necrotizing soft-tissue infections are a devastating infection that is rarely caused by Actinomyces spp. Case Report: A 45-year-old obese previously healthy male presented to the emergency department with diabetic ketoacidosis. The patient developed systemic signs of infections and right medial thigh pain subsequently diagnosed as a necrotizing soft-tissue infection. Successful treatment included prompt surgical intervention and initiation of broad-spectrum antimicrobial drugs. Conclusion: Actinomyces turicensis may be the pathogen causing certain necrotizing soft-tissue infections. Clinicians should consider the possibility that this organism represents a true pathogen and not colonization/contamination.
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