Journal article
Chondritis attributable to Lactobacillus after ear piercing
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, Vol.37(1), pp.75-76
2000
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(99)00155-8
PMID: 10794944
Abstract
A diabetic patient was admitted with ear pain and purulent discharge after “high ear piercing” by a friend. After investigation she was found to have chondritis, complicated by an abscess. Wound cultures grew
Lactobacillus species. Patient responded to parenteral antibiotics without suffering cosmetic deformity. Sterile technique, adherence to post-piercing ear hygiene, and avoiding piercing the auricular cartilage may prevent complications associated with ear piercing. Lactobacillus should be included in the differential of pathogens involved in post-piercing chondritis.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Chondritis attributable to Lactobacillus after ear piercing
- Creators
- Behzad Razavi - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, Iowa 52242USAMargo Schilling - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, Iowa 52242USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, Vol.37(1), pp.75-76
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0732-8893(99)00155-8
- PMID
- 10794944
- ISSN
- 0732-8893
- eISSN
- 1879-0070
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2000
- Academic Unit
- Family and Community Medicine; General Internal Medicine; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984024543302771
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