Recurrent Breast Abscesses due to Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii, a Human Pathogen Uncommon in Caucasian Women
Background. Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii (Ck) was first described in 1998 from human sputum. Contrary to what is observed in ethnic groups such as Maori, Ck is rarely isolated from breast abscesses and granulomatous mastitis in Caucasian women. Case Presentation. We herein report a case of recurre...
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| author | Anne Le Flèche-Matéos Nicolas Berthet Fabienne Lomprez Yolande Arnoux Anne-Sophie Le Guern India Leclercq Ana Maria Burguière Jean-Claude Manuguerra |
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| description | Background. Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii (Ck) was first described in 1998 from human sputum. Contrary to what is observed in ethnic groups such as Maori, Ck is rarely isolated from breast abscesses and granulomatous mastitis in Caucasian women. Case Presentation. We herein report a case of recurrent breast abscesses in a 46-year-old Caucasian woman. Conclusion. In the case of recurrent breast abscesses, even in Caucasian women, the possible involvement of Ck should be investigated. The current lack of such investigations, probably due to the difficulty to detect Ck, may cause the underestimation of such an aetiology. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-10393bebd7b94de6bef166ccb6144a202025-08-20T03:55:44ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332012-01-01201210.1155/2012/120968120968Recurrent Breast Abscesses due to Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii, a Human Pathogen Uncommon in Caucasian WomenAnne Le Flèche-Matéos0Nicolas Berthet1Fabienne Lomprez2Yolande Arnoux3Anne-Sophie Le Guern4India Leclercq5Ana Maria Burguière6Jean-Claude Manuguerra7Institut Pasteur, Cellule d’Intervention Biologique d’Urgence (CIBU), 75724 Paris, FranceInstitut Pasteur, Epidémiologie et Physiopathologie des Virus Oncogènes, 75724 Paris, FranceInstitut Pasteur, Cellule d’Intervention Biologique d’Urgence (CIBU), 75724 Paris, FranceInstitut Pasteur, Cellule d’Intervention Biologique d’Urgence (CIBU), 75724 Paris, FranceInstitut Pasteur, Laboratoire du Centre Médical, 75724 Paris, FranceInstitut Pasteur, Cellule d’Intervention Biologique d’Urgence (CIBU), 75724 Paris, FranceInstitut Pasteur, Cellule d’Intervention Biologique d’Urgence (CIBU), 75724 Paris, FranceInstitut Pasteur, Cellule d’Intervention Biologique d’Urgence (CIBU), 75724 Paris, FranceBackground. Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii (Ck) was first described in 1998 from human sputum. Contrary to what is observed in ethnic groups such as Maori, Ck is rarely isolated from breast abscesses and granulomatous mastitis in Caucasian women. Case Presentation. We herein report a case of recurrent breast abscesses in a 46-year-old Caucasian woman. Conclusion. In the case of recurrent breast abscesses, even in Caucasian women, the possible involvement of Ck should be investigated. The current lack of such investigations, probably due to the difficulty to detect Ck, may cause the underestimation of such an aetiology.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/120968 |
| spellingShingle | Anne Le Flèche-Matéos Nicolas Berthet Fabienne Lomprez Yolande Arnoux Anne-Sophie Le Guern India Leclercq Ana Maria Burguière Jean-Claude Manuguerra Recurrent Breast Abscesses due to Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii, a Human Pathogen Uncommon in Caucasian Women Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Recurrent Breast Abscesses due to Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii, a Human Pathogen Uncommon in Caucasian Women |
| title_full | Recurrent Breast Abscesses due to Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii, a Human Pathogen Uncommon in Caucasian Women |
| title_fullStr | Recurrent Breast Abscesses due to Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii, a Human Pathogen Uncommon in Caucasian Women |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recurrent Breast Abscesses due to Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii, a Human Pathogen Uncommon in Caucasian Women |
| title_short | Recurrent Breast Abscesses due to Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii, a Human Pathogen Uncommon in Caucasian Women |
| title_sort | recurrent breast abscesses due to corynebacterium kroppenstedtii a human pathogen uncommon in caucasian women |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/120968 |
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