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Diplococcus pneumoniae Cellulitis in Drug Addicts
Roger J. Lewis, MD;
Alma S. Richmond, MD;
John P. McGrory, MD
JAMA. 1975;232(1):54-55.
Abstract
Cellulitis caused by Diplococcus pneumoniae was diagnosed in two heroin users. To our knowledge, this medical emergency, clinically indistinguishable from deep fasciitis or pyomyositis, has not previously been reported as having been caused by the agent identified in these two patients.
(JAMA 232:54-55, 1975)
Author Affiliations
From the Infectious Disease Service (Drs. Lewis and Richmond), Harlem Hospital Center (Dr. McGrory), and the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (Dr. Lewis), New York.
Footnotes
Reprint requests to Department of Medicine, Harlem Hospital Center, 135th and Lenox Ave, New York, NY 10037 (Dr. Lewis).
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