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Original Article
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Korean J Med. 2009;76(1):224-227.
- 백혈병 환자에서 피하결절로 발현된 S. maltophilia감염 1예
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이재천, 김소형, 안수진, 최지호, 신상엽
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- A case of soft tissue infection by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia manifesting as subcutaneous nodules in a patient with leukemia
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Jaechun Lee, Sohyung Kim, Soo-jin Ahn, Jee-ho Choi, Sang Yop Shin
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- Abstract
- Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a ubiquitous, Gram-negative organism. It is an emerging causative pathogen for severe hospital-
acquired infections, particularly in debilitated or immunocompromised patients because of its resistance to various antibiotics.
Soft tissue infection caused by S. maltophilia, however, is uncommon. A patient with leukemia was referred for the evaluation of
subcutaneous nodules that developed after chemotherapy. With the pathological finding of neutrophilic panniculitis, S. maltophilia
was confirmed in a bacteriological study of the biopsied tissue. The nodules regressed spontaneously with recovery from the
neutropenia. We report a case of S. maltophilia infection that manifested as soft tissue nodules, which resolved spontaneously in a
patient with leukemia. (Korean J Med 76:S224-S227, 2009)
Keywords :Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Soft tissue infection, Leukemia
