Haemophilus influenzae Pyomyositis in a Patient with Diabetic Ketoacidosis: A Unique Case and Review of Literature
| Autor: | Pradhum Ram, Kamolyut Lapumnuaypol, Sanna Fatima, Gemlyn George, Antoinette Climaco |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Debridement Diabetic ketoacidosis Pyomyositis Respiratory tract infections business.industry medicine.medical_treatment 030106 microbiology Case Report General Medicine medicine.disease_cause medicine.disease Dermatology Haemophilus influenzae lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases 03 medical and health sciences Diabetes mellitus medicine lcsh:RC109-216 business Fasciitis Intensive care medicine |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Infectious Diseases Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Vol 2017 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 2090-6633 2090-6625 |
| Popis: | Haemophilus influenzae is a Gram-negative bacillus commonly known to cause upper respiratory tract infections. Skin and soft tissue infections are very uncommon. Of these, the majority were associated with necrotizing fasciitis requiring emergent debridement. We report a case of pyomyositis caused by Haemophilus influenzae in an adult with diabetes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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