Pantoea agglomerans infection behaving like a tumor after plant thorn injury: An unusual presentation.

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dc.contributor.authorJain, Sarika
dc.contributor.authorBohra, Ishwar
dc.contributor.authorMahajan, Rakesh
dc.contributor.authorJain, Sonal
dc.contributor.authorChugh, T D
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-18T07:17:47Z
dc.date.available2012-10-18T07:17:47Z
dc.date.issued2012-07
dc.description.abstractPantoea agglomerans infections in humans are uncommon. Most common infections reported are septic arthritis or synovitis. We report the case of a 25-year-old, healthy male, who presented with indurated swelling over the posterolateral aspect of his right thigh, associated with pain for one month. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed muscle edema with cystic areas in the posterior-most part of the vastus lateralis of the right thigh. The condition was clinically diagnosed as a right-sided benign tumor of the vastus lateralis muscle. However, Pantoea agglomerans was isolated on a culture of the excised muscle tissue. On the basis of the awareness of the common association of Pantoea with penetrating trauma by vegetation, the patient was asked to recollect any prior such injury. He then gave a history of a fall in the field and a plant thorn prick in the thigh four years back, when he was an agricultural worker. We emphasize the importance of Pantoea agglomerans infection of the soft tissues that can have an atypical presentation as a non-suppurative, indurated, muscle cyst in our case. Thorn injuries are usually ignored as trivial incidents, however, Pantoea infections should always be borne in mind when encountering soft tissue lesions, as antibiotic treatment is required for complete resolution of the lesion.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJain Sarika, Bohra Ishwar, Mahajan Rakesh, Jain Sonal, Chugh T D. Pantoea agglomerans infection behaving like a tumor after plant thorn injury: An unusual presentation. Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology. 2012 Jul-Sept 55(3): 386-388.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/142277
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2012;volume=55;issue=3;spage=386;epage=388;aulast=Jainen_US
dc.subjectPantoea agglomeransen_US
dc.subjectthorn injuryen_US
dc.subjectmuscle cysten_US
dc.titlePantoea agglomerans infection behaving like a tumor after plant thorn injury: An unusual presentation.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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