4 HOURS FOR A RECORD, OR A REALLY FULMINA TING CELLULITIS - CAN SACCHAROMYCES-CEREVISIAE BE THE CAUSAL AGENT

A 31-year-old woman presented with a subcutaneous cellulitis which occ urred within four hours following a minor wound of a knee. This very s hort delay could be explained neither by the health state, nor the mec hanism of injury, nor the bacteria usually responsible for such a cell ulitis. Considering the clinical characteristics (high gas production) and the professional context (wine cellar employee), Saccharomyces ce revisiae, a yeast used for wine or bread production, may explain this complication. (C) 1998 Elsevier, Paris.