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Haemophilus influenzae type b septicaemia associated with myonecrosis and thigh abscess

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A case is reported of a male adult withHaemophilus influenzae type b septicaemia and subsequent abscess in the left thigh due to this microorganism following injection of phenylbutazone. The phenylbutazone probably caused muscle cell damage. It is assumed thatHaemophilus influenzae type b colonized the site during an episode of septicaemia, with subsequent development of necrosis and abscess.

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  1. Institute of Microbiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, 44 Rue de Bugnon, Lausanne, Switzerland

    D. Hartmann

  2. Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Gloriastr. 32, 8028, Zurich, Switzerland

    M. Grehn

  3. Department of Medicine, Kreisspital Wetzikon, 8620, Wetzikon, Switzerland

    H. Vontobel & B. Gurtner

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Hartmann, D., Grehn, M., Vontobel, H. et al. Haemophilus influenzae type b septicaemia associated with myonecrosis and thigh abscess. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 7, 176–178 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01963074

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