Open AccessFasciitis by Lactococcus garvieae on an immunosuppressed patient by Diabetes Mellitus
Author(s) -
Gustavo Valencia-Mesias,
Ilia. Cano-Calero,
Ana Castillo-Soto
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
microbes, infection and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2789-4274
DOI - 10.54034/mic.e1245
Subject(s) - coccus (insect) , fasciitis , medicine , necrotising fasciitis , pneumonia , debridement (dental) , diabetes mellitus , pathogen , surgical debridement , surgery , intensive care medicine , immunology , biology , ecology , endocrinology
Lactococcus garvieae, a gram-positive anaerobe facultative coccus, is a well-known pathogen in the aquaculture and cattle sector, being extremely rare for human beings. There are some case reports of infections caused by this microorganism, however, there are no fasciitis cases up to date. This is a case of a 24-year-old patient with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and previous COVID-19 pneumonia without sequelae, admitted to the emergency room for a case compatible with fasciitis. Three cultures for L. garvieae were obtained from surgical debridement and microbiological studies were performed using automated VITEK-2 equipment. No posterior complications were documented. The patient went through a skin graft with a favorable response without evidence of clinical relapse.