Primary Subcutaneous Abscess Caused by Rhodococcus equi
Authors: Karim A. Adal
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1995)

Letters15 February 1995Primary Subcutaneous Abscess Caused by Rhodococcus equiKarim A. Adal, Philip T. Shiner, and J. Boyd FrancisKarim A. AdalRoanoke Memorial Hospitals, Roanoke, VA 24033-3367., Philip T. ShinerRoanoke Memorial Hospitals, Roanoke, VA 24033-3367., and J. Boyd FrancisRoanoke Memorial Hospitals, Roanoke, VA 24033-3367.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-122-4-199502150-00022 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:A 65-year-old white man was evaluated for swelling of his left arm. He was receiving prednisone and azathioprine for a heart transplantation that took place 4 years previously. His physical examination showed a scar from a recently resected squamous cell carcinoma with sutures still present on the dorsum of his left hand and a 10 × 7 × 3 cm indurated, tender, erythematous swelling of the left upper arm. An abscess that extended deep beneath the bicep muscle was incised and drained. Cultures grew the bacterium Rhodococcus equi. Although he denied exposure to animals, he was an ...References1. Perdrizet JA, Scott DW. Cellulitis and subcutaneous abscesses caused by Rhodococcus equi infection in a foal. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1987; 190:1559-61. Google Scholar2. Muller F, Schaal KP, von Graevenitz A, von Moos L, Woolcock JB, Wust J, et al. Characterization of Rhodococcus equi-like bacterium isolated from a wound infection in a noncompromised host. J Clin Microbiol. 1988; 26:618-20. Google Scholar3. Antinori S, Esposito R, Cernuschi M, Galli M, Galimberti L, Tocalli L, et al. Disseminated Rhodococcus equi infection initially presenting as a foot mycetoma in an HIV-positive patient. AIDS. 1992; 6:740-2. Google Scholar4. Takai S, Ohbushi S, Koike K, Tsubaki S, Oishi H, Kamada M. Prevalence of virulent Rhodococcus equi in isolates from soil and feces of horses from horse-breeding farms with and without endemic infections. J Clin Microbiol. 1991; 29:2887-9. Google Scholar5. Verville TD, Haycke MM, Greenfield RA, Fine DP, Kuhis TL, Slater LN. Rhodococcusequi infections in humans: 12 cases and a review of the literature. Medicine (Baltimore). 1994; 73:119-32. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Roanoke Memorial Hospitals, Roanoke, VA 24033-3367. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byOther Gram-Positive BacilliPersistent Rhodococcus equi infection in a renal transplant patient: case report and review of the literatureOther Gram-Positive BacilliRhodococcus equi infection after reduction mammaplasty in an immunocompetent patientRhodococcus equi infectionSynergistic effect of carbapenem-teicoplanin combination during severe Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in a kidney transplant recipientRhodococcus equi lung infection in an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipientOther Gram-Positive BacilliRhodococcus equi pneumonia in a renal transplant patient: a case report and review of literatureRhodococcus equi pulmonary infection in a pancreas-alone transplant recipient: consequence of intense immunosuppressionInfecção pulmonar por "Rhodococcus equi": relato dos dois primeiros casos brasileirosChronic Scalp Wound Infection due to Rhodococcus equi in an Immunocompetent PatientCutaneous and musculoskeletal manifestations of Rhodococcus equi infection in foalsRhodococcus equi and Bordetella bronchiseptica 15 February 1995Volume 122, Issue 4Page: 317KeywordsAIDSAbscessesInflammationInoculationLesionsScarsSkin infectionsSquamous cell carcinomaSurgical resectionTransplantation Issue Published: 15 February 1995 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1995 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...