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Case Reports
. 2019 Aug 5;5(8):706-708.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.06.007. eCollection 2019 Aug.

Leclercia adecarboxylata folliculitis in a healthy swimmer-An emerging aquatic pathogen?

Alexa Broderick  1 , Erin Lowe  2 , Anny Xiao  3 , Risa Ross  2 , Richard Miller  2
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Case Reports

Leclercia adecarboxylata folliculitis in a healthy swimmer-An emerging aquatic pathogen?

Alexa Broderick et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Leclercia adecarboxylata; acneiform eruption; folliculitis; immunocompetent; wound infection.

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Fig 1
Numerous erythematous follicular-based papules and pustules scattered over the back and bilateral shoulders. These were tender to palpation.
Fig 2
Fig 2
Culture revealed Leclercia adecarboxylata bacterial folliculitis, a rare pathogen increasingly reported to cause cutaneous disease in immunocompetent patients exposed to aquatic environments.
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