Eikenella Corrodens, Cause of a Vulvar Abscess in a Diabetic Adult

Öztoprak, Nefise; Bayar, Ülkü; Çelebi, Güven; Basaran, Mustafa; Cömert, Füsun

doi:https://doi.org/10.1155/2007/63565

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Volume 2007 | Article ID 063565 | https://doi.org/10.1155/2007/63565

Eikenella Corrodens, Cause of a Vulvar Abscess in a Diabetic Adult

Nefise Öztoprak,¹Ülkü Bayar,²Güven Çelebi,¹Mustafa Basaran,²and Füsun Cömert³

Received01 Sept 2006

Revised12 Oct 2006

Accepted20 Oct 2006

Published17 Dec 2006

Abstract

We report a case of Eikenella corrodens causing vulvar abscess in a diabetic patient. Eikenella corrodens is a slow growing, nonmotile, facultative anaerobic, Gram-negative bacillus which is commensal of the oral cavity, intestinal and genital tracts. The most common clinical sources of this organism are human bite wounds, head and neck infections and respiratory tract infections. In our knowledge, the presented case is the first report of Eikenella corrodens causing vulvar abscess in a diabetic patient.

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