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. 2020 Feb 10;7(2):001458.
doi: 10.12890/2020_001458. eCollection 2020.

Turicella otitidis as an Unusual Agent Causing Palmoplantar Eczema: An Emerging Pathogen

Dimitra Koumaki  1 , Vasiliki Koumaki  2 , Sotirios Boumpoucheropoulos  3 , Alexander Katoulis  4 , Panagiotis Bitados  5 , Maria Stefanidou  1 , Konstantinos Krasagakis  1
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Turicella otitidis as an Unusual Agent Causing Palmoplantar Eczema: An Emerging Pathogen

Dimitra Koumaki et al. Eur J Case Rep Intern Med. .

Abstract

Introduction: Turicella otitidis, described as a new species over 20 years ago, has been isolated mainly from the external ear canal and middle ear fluid. Here, we report the first case of palmoplantar eczema related to T. otitidis.

Case presentation: Here, we report the first case of palmoplantar eczema in a 74-year-old female related to T. otitidis.

Conclusions: The question as to whether T. otitidis is a potential pathogen in cases of dyshidrotic eczema is still open, but this could be better elucidated if corynebacteria were speciated more often.

Learning points: The coryneform bacteria Turicella otitidis and Corynebacterium auris were recently detected for the first time in the middle ear of patients with acute otitis media and chronic otitis media.T. otitidis is a potential extraotic pathogen.T. otitidis may be implicated in the pathogenesis of palmoplantar dermatitis.

Keywords: Corynebacteria; Palmoplantar dermatitis; Turicella otitis; eczema.

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Conflicts of Interests: The Authors declare that there are no competing interest

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Dermatitis on the soles of the patient
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