A case report and epidemiological investigation of axillary lymph node abscess caused by Corynebacterium ulcerans in an HIV-1-positive patient

Y Yoshimura; N Tachikawa; T Komiya; A Yamamoto

doi:10.1017/S0950268813002240

A case report and epidemiological investigation of axillary lymph node abscess caused by Corynebacterium ulcerans in an HIV-1-positive patient

Epidemiol Infect. 2014 Jul;142(7):1541-4. doi: 10.1017/S0950268813002240. Epub 2013 Sep 20.

Authors

Y Yoshimura¹, N Tachikawa¹, T Komiya², A Yamamoto²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases,Yokohama Municipal Citizens' Hospital,Yokohama City,Japan.
² Department of bacteriology II,National Institute of Infectious Diseases,Musashimurayama City,Japan.

Abstract

A human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1)-positive male undergoing antiretroviral therapy was diagnosed with an axillary lymph node abscess caused by Corynebacterium ulcerans, and an environmental survey revealed that the patient's cat as the source of infection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abscess / drug therapy
Abscess / epidemiology
Abscess / microbiology*
Abscess / virology
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / drug therapy
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / epidemiology
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / microbiology*
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Anti-Retroviral Agents / therapeutic use
Axilla / microbiology
Cat Diseases / epidemiology
Cat Diseases / microbiology*
Cats
Corynebacterium / genetics
Corynebacterium / isolation & purification
Corynebacterium Infections / drug therapy
Corynebacterium Infections / epidemiology
Corynebacterium Infections / microbiology*
Corynebacterium Infections / virology
HIV-1 / isolation & purification*
Humans
Lymph Nodes / microbiology
Male
Pets / microbiology
Zoonoses / drug therapy
Zoonoses / epidemiology
Zoonoses / microbiology*
Zoonoses / virology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents