Facial ulcerations due to Acinetobacter baumannii: Vessel thrombosis with bacterial mycelia

Facial ulcerations due to Acinetobacter baumannii: Vessel thrombosis with bacterial mycelia

A 14-year-old girl presented with a 2-week history of progressive facial ulcerations that did not respond to cephalexin and topical dexamethasone. Biopsy on the ulcer showed rod-shaped bacteria and actinomycetes-like mycelia in the vessel walls and within thrombi. Tissue culture yielded Acinetobacte...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dong Ming Li, Ting Ting Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Acinetobacter baumannii
Face destruction
Bacterial mycelia
Bacterial infections
Vasculitis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250914000365
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Summary:A 14-year-old girl presented with a 2-week history of progressive facial ulcerations that did not respond to cephalexin and topical dexamethasone. Biopsy on the ulcer showed rod-shaped bacteria and actinomycetes-like mycelia in the vessel walls and within thrombi. Tissue culture yielded Acinetobacter baumannii, which was resistant to cephalexin. A favourite outcome was achieved with minocycline treatment. This is the first case report of A. baumannii-related vasculitis.
ISSN:2214-2509

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