Alessandro Graziani, Maria Vittoria Tamburini, Francesco Congestrì, Ludovico Graziani, Maria Giulia Sama, Guido Caroli, Riccardo Spaggiari
INTRODUCTION: Eggerthia catenaformis , a non-spore-forming anaerobic Gram-positive bacillus component of the human fecal microbiota has rarely been reported in human diseases. In almost every case described in current literature to date, dental diseases (abscesses, periodontitis, or caries), are the most common source of the infection which extends to the brain, cervical spaces, pulmonary parenchyma, the pleural cavity, the abdominal wall, and the abdominal cavity. CASE REPORT: An 82-year-old male Caucasian patient was admitted to our Emergency Department (ED) with a painless, right submandibular mass, dyspnea, and inspiratory stridor...
September 2023: Germs