A Rare Case of Streptococcus dysgalactiae Subsp. Dysgalactiae Human Zoonotic Infection

Suma Sri Chennapragada; Kamleshun Ramphul; Ben J Barnett; Stephanie G Mejias; Petras Lohana

doi:10.7759/cureus.2901

A Rare Case of Streptococcus dysgalactiae Subsp. Dysgalactiae Human Zoonotic Infection

Cureus. 2018 Jul 1;10(7):e2901. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2901.

Authors

Suma Sri Chennapragada¹, Kamleshun Ramphul², Ben J Barnett³, Stephanie G Mejias⁴, Petras Lohana⁵

Affiliations

¹ Medical Student, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad , IND.
² Pediatrics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine/Shanghai Xin Hua Hospital, Shanghai, CHN.
³ Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center - Medical School, Houston, USA.
⁴ Pediatrics, The University Iberoamericana Unibe School of Medicine/Robert Reid Cabral Children's Hospital, Santo Domingo, DOM.
⁵ Medicine, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Hospital, Karachi, PAK.

Abstract

Streptococcus dysgalactiae has two main subspecies: Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilus (SDSE) and Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. dysgalactiae (SDSD). The vast majority of human infections belonging to Streptococcus dysgalactiae have been associated with SDSE. There are only three cases of SDSD found in humans in literature. We present a case of SDSD cellulitis and bacteremia in a 49-year-old female patient from Houston, Texas with no major exposure to animals or trauma.

Keywords: streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies dysgalactiae; streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilus.

Publication types

Case Reports