Large Spontaneous Subcutaneous Abscess Formation due to Finegoldia magna in a Diabetic Patient: A Case Report
Skin and soft tissue infectious disease caused by <i>F</i>. <i>magna</i> is extremely rare, but the disease tends to become severe once developing in an immunocompromised patient, such as a patient with poorly controlled diabetes. Therefore, physicians should consider <i>F</i>. <i>magna</i> as a causative agent when poorly controlled diabetic patients suffer from severe infectious cutaneous manifestations.
Authors
- Yuma Waki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4532-3316)
- Akihiko Asahina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6127-3182)
- Satomi Chujo
- Masaaki Kawase (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1656-5711)
- Yoshimasa Nobeyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0125-8930)
- Toshiyuki Sato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4515-4201)
- M Tomita
- A Kohno
Institutions
- Jikei University School of Medicine (JP)
- Katsushika Medical Center (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Case Reports in Dermatology
- Published
- 2024-08-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000540636
- Primary Topic
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00