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Campylobacter fetus Bacteremia Presenting with Bilateral Lower Leg Cellulitis in an Immunocompetent Adult.
| Τίτλος: | Campylobacter fetus Bacteremia Presenting with Bilateral Lower Leg Cellulitis in an Immunocompetent Adult. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Shirota S; Department of General Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital, Japan., Omura Y; Department of General Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital, Japan., Ogawa T; Infection Control Center, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital, Japan. |
| Πηγή: | Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) [Intern Med] 2026 Sep 15; Vol. 65 (18), pp. 2515-2519. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Feb 01. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article; Case Reports |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Japanese Society of Internal Medicine Country of Publication: Japan NLM ID: 9204241 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1349-7235 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09182918 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Intern Med Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Tokyo, Japan : Japanese Society of Internal Medicine, [1992- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Cellulitis*/microbiology , Cellulitis*/diagnosis , Cellulitis*/drug therapy , Campylobacter fetus*/isolation & purification , Campylobacter Infections*/diagnosis , Campylobacter Infections*/drug therapy , Campylobacter Infections*/complications , Campylobacter Infections*/microbiology , Bacteremia*/diagnosis , Bacteremia*/drug therapy , Bacteremia*/microbiology , Bacteremia*/complications, Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use ; Leg/microbiology ; Humans ; Female ; Aged, 80 and over ; Immunocompetence |
| Περίληψη: | Campylobacter fetus is a species of the Campylobacter genus that often causes bacteremia in immunocompromised patients. Although cellulitis due to C. fetus has been previously described, bilateral involvement is rare. We herein report the case of an 87-year-old woman without immunodeficiency, who presented with fever and bilateral leg pain. An examination showed inflammatory changes in both lower legs, and blood cultures showed the growth of C. fetus. Antimicrobial therapy was initiated with meropenem, de-escalated to ampicillin, and then switched to oral amoxicillin, which resulted in a clinical improvement. This case highlights that C. fetus can cause bacteremia and bilateral cellulitis, even in an immunocompetent adult, thereby underscoring the importance of blood cultures. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Campylobacter bacteremia; Campylobacter fetus; bilateral cellulitis |
| Substance Nomenclature: | 0 (Anti-Bacterial Agents) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260201 Date Completed: 20260916 Latest Revision: 20260918 |
| Update Code: | 20260918 |
| DOI: | 10.2169/internalmedicine.6710-25 |
| PMID: | 41621878 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
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