Granulomatous infection of the hand and wrist due to Azospirillum spp.

Serelis, John; Papaparaskevas, Joseph; Stathi, Angeliki; Sawides, Alexander L; Karagouni, Amalia D; Tsakris, Athanassios; Pangalis, Anastasia

Serelis, John; Papaparaskevas, Joseph; Stathi, Angeliki; Sawides, Alexander L; Karagouni, Amalia D; Tsakris, Athanassios; Pangalis, Anastasia.

Affiliation

Serelis J; Department of Internal Medicine, Euroclinic Hospital, 11521, Athens, Greece.

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis ; 76(4): 513-5, 2013 Aug.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23685031

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

We report a case of Azospirillum infection manifestating as granulomatous tenosynovitis of the right hand, in an immunocompetent middle-aged female. We highlight the unusual source of the infection, the diagnostic workup, as well as the treatment approach.

Subject(s)

Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/microbiology; Granuloma/microbiology; Tenosynovitis/microbiology; Wrist/microbiology; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use; Azospirillum/drug effects; Azospirillum/physiology; Clarithromycin/therapeutic use; Female; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/complications; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/drug therapy; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/surgery; Granuloma/drug therapy; Granuloma/etiology; Granuloma/surgery; Humans; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Middle Aged; Tenosynovitis/drug therapy; Tenosynovitis/etiology; Tenosynovitis/surgery; Wrist/surgery

Key words

Azospirillum spp.; Granulomatous infection; Tenosynovitis

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tenosynovitis / Wrist / Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Granuloma Type of study: Etiology_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Greece

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