Haemophilus influenzae type b cellulitis of the lower extremity in a non-immunocompromised elderly patient.
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An 83-year-old non-immunocompromised man who developed Haemophilus influenzae cellulitis on his lower left leg is described. H. influenzae type b was isolated by conventional bacteriological cultures from one blood culture and from a cutaneous blister fluid aspirate, and identified within the dermis by immunofluorescence on a punch biopsy of lesional skin. Evolution was characterized by a slow healing during appropriate systemic antibiotherapy, and absence of any significant increase in antibodies to the capsular polysaccharide of H. influenzae type b.Downloads
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1990-07-01
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Bernard, P., Mounier, M., Aucouturier, P., Barra, A., Denis, F., & Bonnetblanc, J. M. (1990). Haemophilus influenzae type b cellulitis of the lower extremity in a non-immunocompromised elderly patient. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 70(4), 359–360. https://doi.org/10.2340/0001555570359360
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