Disseminated Yersinia enterocolitica infection associated to Sweet’s syndrome
We report the case of a young woman sough care for disseminated form of Yersinia enterocolitica infection (pseudoappendicitis with mesenteric lymph node, arthralgia, glomerulonephritis and hepatitis) diagnosed on Western Blot method for the detection of Yersinia antibodies. The patient also presented a rare concomitant cutaneous manifestation, as Sweet's syndrome, confirmed histologically. Neutrophilic dermatosis is an exceptional skin features among post-infectious autoimmune disorders when encountering Yersinia enterocolitica infection in clinical practice.
Authors
- Timothée Klopfenstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4334-9889)
- Johanna Clerc
- Vincent Gendrin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9220-9359)
- Anne Ducournau
- Souheil Zayet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3177-9806)
- Samantha Poloni
- Pauline Escoffier
Institutions
- L'Hôpital Nord Franche-Comté (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09968-9
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77