Streptomyces bacteremia in a patient with actinomycotic mycetoma

Noyal Mariya Joseph; Belgode Narasimha Harish; Sujatha Sistla; Devinder Mohan Thappa; Subhash Chandra Parija

doi:10.3855/jidc.645

Streptomyces bacteremia in a patient with actinomycotic mycetoma

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Noyal Mariya Joseph Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India
Belgode Narasimha Harish Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India
Sujatha Sistla Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India
Devinder Mohan Thappa Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India
Subhash Chandra Parija Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India

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https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.645

Keywords:

Streptomyces, bacteremia, actinomycetoma, mycetoma of scalp

Abstract

A 29-year-old woman presented with multiple painful swelling with discharging sinuses over the scalp. Histopathological examination of the biopsy tissue was suggestive of actinomycotic mycetoma. Streptomyces spp. was isolated from blood culture. The patient was successfully treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and crystalline penicillin. This case is reported because of the rare occurrence of bacteremia by Streptomyces spp. secondary to subcutaneous actinomycotic mycetoma. Moreover, an interesting association between successive two pregnancies and occurrence of mycetoma of the scalp was observed in this case.

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2010-02-18

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Joseph NM, Harish BN, Sistla S, Thappa DM, Parija SC (2010) Streptomyces bacteremia in a patient with actinomycotic mycetoma. J Infect Dev Ctries 4:249–252. doi: 10.3855/jidc.645

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Vol. 4 No. 04: April 2010

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