scholarly journals Skin Infection Caused by Serratia marcescens in a Patient with Diabetes Mellitus

2021 ◽  
pp. 17-20
Author(s):  
Dong Heon Lee ◽  
Dong Hyek Jang ◽  
Mi Youn Park ◽  
Jiyoung Ahn ◽  
Hye Jung Jung
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Serratia Marcescens ◽  
Hypertrophic Scar ◽  
Skin Infection ◽  
Intralesional Injection ◽  
Skin Infections ◽  
Thickness Skin ◽  
Immunosuppressed Patients ◽  
Bacterium Strain ◽  
Typical Skin

Serratia marcescens is an uncommon gram-negative bacterium strain that does not cause skin infections in healthy individuals. However, it is rarely reported as the causative agent of infection in immunosuppressed patients or in nosocomial infections. A 51-year-old man was admitted to a hospital presenting with pus and pain that had developed a month ago on a hypertrophic scar area of the back. Although he was on medication for diabetes mellitus, his blood sugar level was poorly controlled. In addition, two months earlier, he received an intralesional injection of 40 mg/mL triamcinolone twice for the hypertrophic scar of the back. S. marcescens was identified in the wound culture. His condition improved after ceftriaxone administration, debridement, and split-thickness skin grafts. Although S. marcescens is an infrequent cause of skin infections, it is important to remember that it may cause infection in some patients and that the course of the disease may be worse than that in a typical skin infection with poor prognosis.

scholarly journals Skin Abscess due toSerratia marcescensin an Immunocompetent Patient after Receiving a Tattoo

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Diranzo García ◽  
J. Villodre Jiménez ◽  
V. Zarzuela Sánchez ◽  
L. Castillo Ruiperez ◽  
A. Bru Pomer
Keyword(s):  
Serratia Marcescens ◽  
Antimicrobial Therapy ◽  
Skin Infection ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Immunocompetent Patient ◽  
Prolonged Treatment ◽  
Immunocompromised Patients ◽  
Skin Infections ◽  
Granulomatous Lesions

The incidence of skin infections caused bySerratia marcescensis extremely low and such infections are typically observed in immunocompromised patients. The clinical manifestations of these infections include cellulitis, abscesses, fluctuant nodules, or granulomatous lesions. Infections caused byS. marcescensare very difficult to treat due to their resistance to many antibiotics, which often leads to specific and prolonged treatment. Infections after receiving a tattoo are very rare and are caused by unhygienic conditions or the inexperience of the tattooist. In this paper we present the case of a 32-year-old male with no comorbidity, who presented an abscess caused byS. marcescensin a area that was tattooed one month earlier. The case was resolved with surgery and antimicrobial therapy that was based on the antibiogram. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of aS. marcescensskin infection following a tattoo, in the absence of immunosuppression.

Association of staphylococcal skin infections and swimming

1995 ◽  
Vol 31 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 11-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Charoenca ◽  
R. S. Fujioka
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Skin Infection ◽  
Antibiotic Sensitivity ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Skin Infections ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
Phage Types ◽  
History Of ◽  
Staphylococcal Skin Infections ◽  
Recreational Use

An association between using coastal waters for recreation and staphylococcal skin infections has been reported by canoe paddlers and several physicians in Hawaii. A retrospective epidemiological/microbiological monitoring study was undertaken to determine the association between S aureus skin infections in youngsters (4 months to 16 years of age) and their exposure to recreational use of coastal waters. Telephone interviews were conducted of 53 patients with such skin infections and 53 similar (controlled for age and sex) patients with no infection. A significant association between skin infection and water exposure was found, the odds showing that those developing skin infection caused by S aureus were 4 times more likely to have had a history of seawater contact than the control group. Moreover, the antibiotic sensitivity patterns and phage types of S aureus isolated from patients were similar to those isolated from seawater at bathing beaches.

scholarly journals Skin Infection Due to Serratia marcescens in an Immunocompetent Patient

2011 ◽  
Vol 102 (3) ◽  
pp. 236-237
Author(s):  
P. Giráldez ◽  
E. Mayo ◽  
P. Pavón ◽  
A. Losada
Keyword(s):  
Serratia Marcescens ◽  
Skin Infection ◽  
Immunocompetent Patient

DIABETES MELLITUS AND PYOGENIC SKIN INFECTIONS

JAMA ◽  
1942 ◽  
Vol 119 (18) ◽  
pp. 1525
Author(s):  
H. M. C. Luykx
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Skin Infections

scholarly journals Catheter Related Infections in Pediatric Patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 108-14
Author(s):  
Herry Garna
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Nosocomial Infections ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Skin Infection ◽  
Enterobacter Aerogenes ◽  
Klebsiella Pneumonia ◽  
Skin Infections ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Frequent Site

During a 9-month prospective study, from August, 1988 to April, 1989, a total number of 4328 hospitalized pediatric patients at the Department of Child Health, Padjadjaran University, Hasan Sadikin General Hospital Bandung, were observed to identify skin and soft tissue nosocomial infections (not included postoperative), especially catheter related injections. The gastroentestinal tract was the most frequent site of nosocomial infections (44.3%), then subsequently followed by skin infection (22.6%), bacteremia (16.3%) and urinary tract infection (14.1%). The most frequent cause of nosocomial skin infections like phlebitis was IVFD occurring in 82 out of 93 patients (88.2%). The overall phlebitis attact rate was 4.2% . When the duration of infusion is devided into 3 groups of 0-36 hours, 37-72 hours and ≥ 73 hours, then it becomes clear that the longer the duration of infusion, the higher the attack rate (x2=8.07, p<0.05). Klebsiella pneumonia seemed to be the pathogen most frequently associated with nosocomial skin infections (26. 7%), followed by Enterobacter aerogenes (20.0%), and then E. coli, Ps. aeruginosa and S. aureus 13.3% each. It could be concluded that the risk of contracting phlebitis from JVFD with a duration  of ≥ 73 hours was. 1.9 times higher than that of less than 72 hours.

scholarly journals One-Stage Reconstruction of a Sarcoma Developed from a Hypertrophic Scar by Using Integra thin® Combined with Split Thickness Skin Grafts

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-19
Author(s):  
Hana Ishii ◽  
Yuki Tabata ◽  
Fumiya Kinoshita ◽  
Akihiko Sakagami ◽  
Masanobu Yamashita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hypertrophic Scar ◽  
Skin Grafts ◽  
One Stage ◽  
Thickness Skin ◽  
One Stage Reconstruction

scholarly journals Macro and microscopic characters of Maerua oblongifolia (Forssk.) A. Rich leaf

2020 ◽  
pp. 182-186
Author(s):  
G. Prabhakar ◽  
K. Shailaja ◽  
P. Kamalakar
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Vascular Bundle ◽  
Transverse Section ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Vascular Bundles ◽  
Skin Infections ◽  
Ground Tissue ◽  
Abdominal Colic ◽  
The Family ◽  
Powder Analysis

The paper deals with a detailed investigation on the leaves of Maerua oblongifolia (Forssk.) A. Rich. which includes it’s morphological, anatomical and powder analysis. It is a low woody bushy under-shrub belonging to the family Capparaceae. The leaves are used in treatment of as fever, ear ache, stomach ache, skin infections, urinary calculii, diabetes mellitus, epilepsy, rigidity in lower limbs, and abdominal colic. The leaf amphistomatic, with mostly anamocytic, few tetracytic stomata. In transverse section of leaf is ribbed on either sides at midvein, epidermis one layered. Mesophyll differentiated into palisade and spongy tissues. Ground tissue of midvein differentiated into palisade, collenchyma and parenchyma. The midvien consists of one large oval shaped vascular bundles arranged are at the centre. Petiole in transverse section is circular adaxially small, grooved at centre and epidermis is having one layered, a single circular vascular bundle present at the centre, vascular bundle is enclosed by endodermis. The powder microscopic and organoleptic characters are also presented in this study. This study would helps as an appropriate source for authentification of the present studied drug.  

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