Osteomyelitis infection caused by Arcanobacterium haemolyticum in a diabetic patient: A first case report
Amr T.M. Saeb,
Khalid A. Al-Rubeaan,
Balavenkatesh Mani,
Hamsa T. Tayeb
Affiliations
Amr T.M. Saeb
Strategic Center for Diabetes Research, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Khalid A. Al-Rubeaan
Strategic Center for Diabetes Research, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Balavenkatesh Mani
Integrated Gulf Biosystems, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Hamsa T. Tayeb
Genetics Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Saudi Human Genome Project, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author at: Genetics Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum can cause deep infections, including osteomyelitis. In this study, an automated system misidentified this causal agent as Cellulomonas species but 16 s rRNA sequencing correctly identified it as A. haemolyticum. Recognizing the capability of A. haemolyticum to establish the disease is of great importance to enable accurate diagnosis and begin the suitable antibiotic therapy. Here we present the first case of successfully treated A. haemolyticum infective osteomyelitis in a 64-year-old Saudi patient with diabetes mellitus type 2 and review the characteristics of this seldom pathogenic agent.
