Ignavigranum ruoffiae, a rare pathogen that caused a skin abscess.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Ignavigranum ruoffiae is an extremely rare cause of human infections.

Case presentation

An 83-year-old male with a painless, ten-day-old, erythematous skin abscess on his left flank, which had showed a purulent discharge for 48 h, was admitted to the Emergency service. He was treated with cephalexin, disinfection with Codex water and spray of rifampicin. Five days later, surgical drainage of the abscess was proposed due to the torpid evolution of the patient. Samples were taken for culture, and antibiotic treatment with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole was established. The patient returned after 10 days showing healing of the abscess. Microbiological studies showed a few Gram-positive cocci present as single cells and short chains that grew after 72 h of inc

SUBMITTER: De Paulis AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5857363 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature