Relapsing Helicobacter cinaedi Cellulitis without Bacteremia in a Patient with X-linked Agammaglobulinemia after 1 Year of Antibiotic Prophylaxis

A 23-year-old man with Bruton's X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA), who required intravenous immunoglobulin G (IgG) every 3 weeks, presented with an erythematous scaly eruption adjacent to the chest port for antibiotic therapy (Figures 1A,B). His past medical history included cellulitis in 2015...

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Published inSkinmed Vol. 20; no. 6; p. 457
Main Authors Lenskaya, Volha, O'Connor, Megan, Moll, Ellen H de, Desman, Garrett
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 2022
Subjects
Adult
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Bacteremia - drug therapy
Cellulitis
Ertapenem - therapeutic use
Helicobacter Infections - drug therapy
Humans
Male
Recurrence
Young Adult
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Summary:A 23-year-old man with Bruton's X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA), who required intravenous immunoglobulin G (IgG) every 3 weeks, presented with an erythematous scaly eruption adjacent to the chest port for antibiotic therapy (Figures 1A,B). His past medical history included cellulitis in 2015 that was treated with intravenous vancomycin and ertapenem with no improvement after several months. The therapy was switched to ertapenem and amikacin, which was also unsuccessful after 1 year. Subsequently, on switching to oral doxycycline for 6 months, he had a 2-year period without skin lesions. He presented to Mount Sinai Hospital in 2019 with 2-day fever and newly appearing skin lesions. ( . 2022;20:457-459).
ISSN:1751-7125