PRIMARY CUTANEOUS LISTERIOSIS IN ADULTS - AN OCCUPATIONAL-DISEASE OF VETERINARIANS AND FARMERS

Seventeen cases of cutaneous listeriosis in adults are reviewed, The c ondition appeared as papular or pustular lesions on the arms or hands, and was most often acquired as an occupational hazard from infected a nimals. The cases were all mild and were resolved successfully. Howeve r, listeric infections are potentially fatal, and as the initial cause of the lesion may be unknown, it is recommended that veterinarians an d farmers should have suspect lesions examined microbiologically.