由Eggerthia catenaformis引起的上肢单微生物死软组织感染
Nadeem Chaudhry1, Abid Qureshi2, Dhipthika Srinivasan2
1Department of Plastic Surgery, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Icahn School of Medicine, 121 DeKalb Ave, Brooklyn NY 11201, United States.
Journal of surgical case reports
|October 6, 2025
概括
末性软组织感染 (NSTI) 可能是严重的. 这一案例突出了Eggerthia catenaformis,这是一种罕见的细菌,在糖尿病患者中引起NSTI,强调其潜在的严重性.
科学领域:
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 微生物学 微生物学
- 手术感染 手术感染
背景情况:
- 末性软组织感染 (NSTI) 是快速进展的细菌感染,导致广泛的组织破坏.
- Eggerthia catenaformis是一种很少与牙瘤以外的感染相关的细菌.
- 控制不良的糖尿病是一种已知的严重感染风险因素.
研究的目的:
- 报告一种罕见的NSTI病例,由Egerthia catenaformis引起.
- 突出E. catenaformis在非牙科感染中的潜在严重性和病原性.
- 提高临床医师对这种罕见的NSTIs病原体的认识.
主要方法:
- 一个49岁的男性患有死性感染的病例报告.
- 临床表现包括左臂疼痛,胀和臭臭的排水.
- 外科干预包括前臂筋切割,手指截肢和脱bridement. 微生物培养证实了 E. catenaformis. 的存在.
主要成果:
- 患者出现了严重软组织感染的迹象,包括红血,波动和.
- 来自感染地点的培养物确定了Eggerthia catenaformis作为致病剂.
- 感染需要积极的外科治疗,包括截肢.
结论:
- 埃格西亚 (Eggerthia catenaformis) 可以导致严重的死软组织感染,即使没有牙病理.
- 这一案例强调了在NSTIs的管理中考虑罕见病原体的重要性,特别是在免疫功能低下或糖尿病患者中.
- 需要进一步的研究才能充分了解E. catenaformis感染的致病性和临床谱.
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