A Fatal Infection due to Gordonia Terrae
Journal Title: Journal of Dermatology Research and Therapy - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 5
Abstract
A 53-year-old man with a history of poliomyelitis underwent left total hip arthroplasty in December 2011. His past medical history was not significant except the medical conditions described disease. The patient had developed a sore on right perianal area since March 2013 (Figure 1A), and infected sore lesion was extended to abscess on a right buttock abscess one year later, it was managed with incision and drainage in right buttock abscess since November 2014.
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