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Case Reports
. 2015 Jul-Aug;32(4):e186-7.
doi: 10.1111/pde.12608. Epub 2015 May 14.

Achromobacter xylosoxidans Bacteremia and Cellulitis: A Report of a Case

Julia Dai  1 , Auris O Huen  2 , Lori A Kestenbaum  3   4 , Margaret D Sarezky  4 , Carrie C Coughlin  5 , Albert C Yan  2   5
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Achromobacter xylosoxidans Bacteremia and Cellulitis: A Report of a Case

Julia Dai et al. Pediatr Dermatol. 2015 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Achromobacter xylosoxidans is a rare, opportunistic infection most commonly encountered in immunocompromised patients during hospitalization. Primary uncomplicated bacteremia, catheter-associated infections, and pneumonia have been reported as the most common clinical presentations; skin and soft tissue infections from A. xylosoxidans are rare. We describe a case of A. xylosoxidans presenting as cellulitis and bacteremia in an immunocompromised patient.

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Ill-defined erythema extending from patient's left neck (red arrow) to left upper chest (black arrows).
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