Unilateral inguinal lymphadenitis caused by Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. A case report.

ABSTRACT

Acute inguinal lymphadenitis is usually caused by lower extremity infection and sexually transmitted diseases, such as chancroid, lymphogranuloma venereum, genital herpes, or syphilis. Yersinia pseudotuberculosis is a non-spore forming, pleomorphic, non-lactose fermenting Gram negative bacillus and a member of the family Enterobacteriaceae, which is associated with diarrheal diseases. It also causes mesenteric lymphadenitis at the terminal ileum, which can be clinically indistinguishable from acute appendicitis (pseudoappendicitis). However, lymphadenitis in other regions caused by the organism is rarely reported. Herein, we report a case of a man in his 20s, who presented with unilateral inguinal lymphadenitis caused by Y. pseudotuberculosis, with discussion regarding the pathogenesis of this rare occurrence.