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Gustavo Romero-Velez1, Xavier Pereira1, Anil Narula1
1Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
Abstract:
A 66-year-old man presented with upper back cellulitis and imaging findings consistent with a necrotising soft tissue infection. He was started on broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotics and was taken to the operating room for immediate surgical debridement. On postoperative day 5, the culture was noted to be growing Gemella morbillorum, an exceedingly rare cause of necrotising soft tissue infections in immunocompetent hosts. His condition improved, and he was transitioned to oral antibiotics and discharged home.
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