Successful Treatment of Olecranon Bursitis Caused by Trueperella bernardiae: Importance of Environmental Exposure and Pathogen Identification. (4th September 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gowe, Ivan; Parsons, Christopher; Best, Michael; Parsons, Eveline; Prechter, Scott; Vickery, Stephen
• Other Names: Horrocks Paul Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in infectious diseases. Volume 2018(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-09-04
• Subjects: Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Case studies -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases; Infectious Disease Medicine; Communicable diseases; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Case studies; Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1155/2018/5353085
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6625

Abstract

Abstract : A livestock farmer with a history of arthropathy presented with unilateral olecranon bursal swelling and tenderness. Multiple wound and intraoperative cultures revealed growth of Trueperella bernardiae, a Gram-positive coccobacillus, with symptom resolution following appropriate antimicrobial therapy. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of olecranon bursitis caused by this organism. Coryneform bacteria are often regarded as contaminants in clinical cultures, but advanced techniques for species identification may reveal expanded pathogenic potential of individual species like T. bernardiae and elucidate epidemiologic clues for osteoarticular infections in these cases.