Yersinia enterocolitica inguinal lymphadenitis

Inguinal lymphadenitis is associated with a well-defined group of etiologic agents including many sexually transmitted diseases and nonvenereal agents including Yersinia pestis (bubonic plague). We report herein the first case of a second Yersinia species--Yersinia enterocolitica--presenting like bubonic plague with bilateral inguinal lymphadenitis.