Methylobacterium mesophilicum cellulitis and lymphangitis following a dog bite

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Abdel-Haq, Nahed M. | Asmar, Basim I.

Affiliations: Children's Hospital of Michigan, Division of Infectious Diseases, Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA

Note: [] Correspondence: Nahed M. Abdel-Haq, M.D., Children's Hospital of Michigan, Division of Infectious Diseases, 3901 Beaubien Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. Tel.: +1 313 745 5863; Fax: +1 313 993 8846; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: An 18-month-old boy was hospitalized with left hand cellulitis and lymphangitis following a dog bite that was contaminated with soil. Cultures grew pink colonies of Gram-negative bacilli identified as Methylobacterium mesophilicum. He was treated with local debridement and intravenous ampicillin/sulbactam followed by oral amoxicillin/clavulanate with complete resolution of symptoms.

Keywords: Methylobacterium mesophilicum, cellulitis, lymphangitis, dog bite

Journal: Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 279-281, 2008