Hitomi Shimada, Risa Hirata, Shun Yamashita, Yuka Hirakawa, Orisa Nakashima, Masahiko Nakamura, Shizuka Yaita, Midori Tokushima, Yoshinori Tokushima, Hidetoshi Aihara, Motoshi Fujiwara, Masaki Tago
BACKGROUND Helicobacter cinaedi is a rare bacterium, accounting for only 0.2% of the positive isolates in blood cultures. Previous reports note that patients with H. cinaedi infection often have underlying diseases. H. cinaedi infection is diagnosed by blood culture. However, because of the slow growth of this bacterium in blood culture, the diagnosis can be missed. CASE REPORT A 78-year-old man gradually developed erythema and pain in his left arm, then left shoulder and both lower legs. The patient presented to our hospital on day 17...
October 20, 2023: American Journal of Case Reports