Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b in an elderly patient

Takashi Saito; Hiromi Matsunaga; Yumi Matsumura; Hajime Segawa; Shunji Takakura; Miki Nagao; Yoshitsugu Iinuma; Yoshiki Miyachi; Satoshi Ichiyama

doi:10.1128/JCM.01196-08

Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b in an elderly patient

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Mar;47(3):852-4. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01196-08. Epub 2008 Dec 30.

Authors

Takashi Saito¹, Hiromi Matsunaga, Yumi Matsumura, Hajime Segawa, Shunji Takakura, Miki Nagao, Yoshitsugu Iinuma, Yoshiki Miyachi, Satoshi Ichiyama

Affiliation

¹ Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Kyoto University Hospital, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. [email protected]

Abstract

Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b is a rare infection of the skin and soft tissues. The only previously reported case involved a healthy infant. We report herein the case of an 81-year-old Japanese woman with diabetes mellitus who developed necrotizing fasciitis caused by H. influenzae type b.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Diabetes Complications
Fasciitis, Necrotizing / drug therapy
Fasciitis, Necrotizing / microbiology*
Fasciitis, Necrotizing / pathology
Fasciitis, Necrotizing / surgery
Female
Foot Diseases / drug therapy
Foot Diseases / microbiology
Foot Diseases / pathology
Foot Diseases / surgery
Haemophilus Infections / diagnosis*
Haemophilus Infections / drug therapy
Haemophilus Infections / pathology
Haemophilus Infections / surgery
Haemophilus influenzae type b / isolation & purification*
Humans
Japan

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents