Korean J Dermatol.  1999 Aug;37(8):1123-1125.

A Case of Cellulitis Caused by Serratia marcescens in a Patient with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

• Pyo WS
• Kim SJ
• Lee SC
• Won YH

Abstract

Serratia marcescens is a gram-negative bacillus of enterobacteriaceae family. The organism is known to cause various types of infection including cellulitis, bacteremia, pneumonia, endocarditis, meningitis, peritonitis, osteomyelitis, and septic arthritis. Cellulitis due to gram-negative organisms is uncommon and usually occurs in immunosuppressed hosts. We present a case of S. marcescens cellulitis in a patient with acute lymphocytic leukemia who had been treated with chemotherapy. Microbial studies with pus identified S. marcescens as a causative organism of cellulitis. The lesion healed completely by antibiotic treatment.

Keyword

S. marcescens cellulitis; Leukemia

MeSH Terms

Arthritis, Infectious
Bacillus
Bacteremia
Cellulitis*
Drug Therapy
Endocarditis
Enterobacteriaceae
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Leukemia
Meningitis
Osteomyelitis
Peritonitis
Pneumonia
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma*
Serratia marcescens*
Serratia*
Suppuration