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Actinomadura meyerae osteitis following wound contamination with hay in a woman in France: a case report.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: Mycetoma is a chronic granulomatous infection caused by environmental fungi or bacteria. It affects dermal and subcutaneous tissues, with putative contiguous extension to muscles or bones. While common in tropical and subtropical areas, mycetoma is rare in Europe. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a case of Actinomadura meyerae osteitis in a 49-year-old Caucasian woman who suffered a tibia open fracture contaminated with hay; to the best of our knowledge the first case of autochthonous A. meyerae infection reported in France. The bacterium was cultivated from a bone biopsy. Following surgical osteosynthesis and six months of treatment with cotrimoxazole, our patient made a full recovery. CONCLUSION: Our case report suggests that A. meyerae is a potential agent of wound infection in farm workers in contact with hay.

SUBMITTER: Bonnet E

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3038955 | biostudies-literature | 2011

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Actinomadura meyerae osteitis following wound contamination with hay in a woman in France: a case report.

Bonnet Emilie E Flecher Xavier X Paratte Sebastien S Argenson Jean-Noël JN Raoult Didier D Fournier Pierre-Edouard PE

Journal of medical case reports 20110126

<h4>Introduction</h4>Mycetoma is a chronic granulomatous infection caused by environmental fungi or bacteria. It affects dermal and subcutaneous tissues, with putative contiguous extension to muscles or bones. While common in tropical and subtropical areas, mycetoma is rare in Europe.<h4>Case presentation</h4>We describe a case of Actinomadura meyerae osteitis in a 49-year-old Caucasian woman who suffered a tibia open fracture contaminated with hay; to the best of our knowledge the first case of ...[more]

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Actinomadura meyerae osteitis following wound contamination with hay in a woman in France: a case report.

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Actinomadura meyerae osteitis following wound contamination with hay in a woman in France: a case report.

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