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Breast abscess due to Corynebacterium striatum
Author(s) -
STONE N.,
GILLETT P.,
BURGE S.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1997.tb03799.x
Subject(s) - corynebacterium , abscess , medicine , striatum , mastitis , skin flora , biology , pathology , surgery , bacteria , genetics , dopamine
Summary Corynebacterium striatum , a normal constituent of the skin flora, is rarely pathogenic. Previous reports of infection are few, and are mainly confined to immunosuppressed patients or those with indwelling prosthetic devices. We report a case in which the organism caused a recurrent breast abscess in a woman with normal immune function. The only previous reports of Corynebacterium striatum mastitis have been in cows.