CELLULITIS CAUSED BY CITROBACTER-DIVERSUS IN A PATIENT WITH MULTIPLE-MYELOMA

Authors
BISHARA J GABAY B SAMRA Z HODAK E PITLIK S
Citation
J. Bishara et al., CELLULITIS CAUSED BY CITROBACTER-DIVERSUS IN A PATIENT WITH MULTIPLE-MYELOMA, Cutis, 61(3), 1998, pp. 158-159
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
Cutis → ACNP
ISSN journal
00114162
Volume
61
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
158 - 159
Database
ISI
SICI code
0011-4162(1998)61:3<158:CCBCIA>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
The most common cause of cellulitis is streptococci.(1) Coagulase-nega tive staphylococci(2) and gram-negative bacteria, such as Serratia spp ., Proteus spp., and other Enterobacteriaceae may produce cellulitis i n the immunocompromised patient.(1) We report a case of Citrobacter di versus-induced cellulitis, resembling streptococcal infection, in a pa tient with multiple myeloma.