Breast abscess due to Finegoldia magna in a non-puerperal women

Anaerobe. 2017 Oct:47:183-184. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2017.06.001. Epub 2017 Jun 3.

Abstract

Finegoldia magna is a Gram-positive anaerobic coccus involved in a wide variety of infections. We report a unusual case of breast abscess in a non-puerperal patient. A 46-year-old woman presented with pain and a nodular lesion in the left breast. Culture of abscess drainage resulted in isolation of F. magna. Initial treatment with clindamycin was changed to a definitive treatment with amoxicillin-clavulanate for 10 days due to resistance to clindamycin, and improvement of this infection was documented.

Keywords: Anaerobe; Antimicrobials; Breast abscess; Drainage; Finegoldia magna.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Abscess / microbiology
  • Abscess / pathology*
  • Abscess / therapy
  • Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Breast / pathology
  • Breast Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Breast Diseases / microbiology
  • Breast Diseases / pathology*
  • Breast Diseases / therapy
  • Clindamycin / administration & dosage
  • Drainage
  • Female
  • Firmicutes / classification
  • Firmicutes / isolation & purification*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / pathology*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / therapy
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Clindamycin
  • Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination