Infect Chemother.  2010 Dec;42(6):411-414. 10.3947/ic.2010.42.6.411.

A Case of Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Raoultella ornithinolytica

• Kim EJ
• Seo MR
• Park SK
• Lee JW
• Kim JY
• Kim SY
• Cho YK

• KMID: 2170322
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2010.42.6.411

Abstract

Raoultella ornithinolytica (formerly Klebsiella ornithinolytica ) is a Gram-negative aerobic bacillus which belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae. However, human infections caused by bacteria of the genus Raoultella are uncommon and their pathogenicity is not well known yet. Herein, we report a case of necrotizing fasciitis caused by R. ornithinolytica in a 51 years old female patient who presented with erythematous swelling after a plantar puncture wound from a thumbtack.

Keyword

Raoultella ornithinolytica; Necrotizing fasciitis

MeSH Terms

Bacillus
Bacteria
Enterobacteriaceae
Fasciitis, Necrotizing
Female
Humans
Klebsiella
Punctures

Figure

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  Figure 1 Erythematous skin lesion with purulent discharge was seen on the right heel.

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  Figure 2 Radiography shows diffuse soft tissue swelling and gas shadow in the right lower extremity.

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