[Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae bacteremia after dog bite]. / Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae-bakteriaemi efter hundebid.

ABSTRACT

A case of erysipeloid with bacteraemia caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (ER) in a previously healthy 41-year old man is presented. The bacterium was probably introduced by the bite of a dog. He was treated successfully with penicillin V. The ER bacteraemia occurred without complications of endocarditis.