Pleuropulmonary infection with chest wall infiltration by Eikenella corrodens.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Eikenella corrodens is a facultative anaerobic bacillus which is part of the normal flora of the oral cavity and has an unusual antibiotic sensitivity for an anaerobe. The case history is presented of a young man with chest wall infiltration by Eikenella corrodens.
Medical subject headings
- Eikenella corrodens
- Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
- Lung Diseases
- Pleural Diseases
- Thorax