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A patient developed a paravertebral abscess due to nondiphtheria coryneform bacteria following infected ingrown toenails. Both the causative role of this uncommon pathogen and the unusual origin were established by cultures of tissue from the toes, blood and an aspirate of the paravertebral abscess. The microorganism was tentatively identified as an atypical variant ofArcanobacterium haemolyticum.
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Nach Infektion eingewachsener Zehennägel trat bei einem Patienten ein paravertebraler Abszeß, ausgelöst durch coryneforme Nicht-Diphtherie-Bakterien auf, die versuchsweise alsArcanobacterium haemolyticum identifiziert wurden. Die kausale Bedeutung dieses ungewöhnlichen Erregers und die ungewöhnliche Eintrittspforte wurden durch Kulturen von Gewebe von den Zehen, von Blut und aus von dem paravertebralen Abszeß aspiriertem Material gesichert.
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Dieleman, L.A., de Marie, S., Mouton, R.P. et al. Paravertebral abscess due to nondiphtheria coryneform bacteria as a complication of ingrown toenails. Infection 17, 26–27 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01643495
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