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Helicobacter cinaedi bacteremia presenting as macules in an afebrile patient with X-linked agammaglobulinemia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15597229     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We describe a 54-year-old man with X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) and Helicobacter cinaedi bacteremia, who presented with tender, hyper-pigmented skin macules without increased local warmth or fever. We propose that this presentation may be a characteristic early sign of bacteremia caused by H. cinaedi and related organisms in otherwise healthy immunocompromised patients. This case demonstrates the importance of a high index of suspicion for H. cinaedi bacteremia in immunocompromised patients with unexplained skin lesions.
Authors:
E Simons; L A Spacek; H M Lederman; J A Winkelstein
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Infection     Volume:  32     ISSN:  0300-8126     ISO Abbreviation:  Infection     Publication Date:  2004 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-12-14     Completed Date:  2005-01-24     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0365307     Medline TA:  Infection     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  367-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Dept. of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe Street, CMSC 1102, Baltimore, MD 21287-3923, USA. esimons@medscape.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Agammaglobulinemia / complications,  genetics*,  microbiology*
Bacteremia / etiology*,  pathology
Genetic Diseases, X-Linked / complications,  genetics*,  microbiology*
Helicobacter / pathogenicity*
Helicobacter Infections / etiology*,  pathology
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Male
Middle Aged

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