Streptococcus agalactiae and genital ulcers in a heterosexual male

Streptococcus agalactiae (S. agalactiae) is a microorganism that asymptomatically colonizes the female genital and gastrointestinal tracts of humans. It produces infections in extreme ages of life and in pregnant women. The case of an adult male is presented, with frequent heterosexual intercourse w...

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Autores principales: Álvaro Monterrosa-Castro, Angie Rosales-Becerra, Angélica Monterrosa-Blanco
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Publicado: Emergency Department of Hospital San Pedro (Logroño, Spain) 2021
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:02faad878a854cad825f4185f890b61f2021-12-02T17:45:30ZStreptococcus agalactiae and genital ulcers in a heterosexual malehttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.47214002695-5075https://doaj.org/article/02faad878a854cad825f4185f890b61f2021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4721400https://doaj.org/toc/2695-5075Streptococcus agalactiae (S. agalactiae) is a microorganism that asymptomatically colonizes the female genital and gastrointestinal tracts of humans. It produces infections in extreme ages of life and in pregnant women. The case of an adult male is presented, with frequent heterosexual intercourse with different partners. He consulted for itching and burning in the penis' glans. His partner had marked vaginal dryness as a result of early ovarian failure. The patient had ulcerative, non-painful, erythematous lesions with raised edges and little yellow-green discharge. No Donovan bodies were found in the discharge smear and the culture was positive for S. agalactiae. His asymptomatic partner had negative microbiological tests. Both with negative serologies for Chlamydia, HIV and syphilis. No information was obtained from other sexual contacts. It cannot be ascertained that it was a venereal event, it is more likely that the injuries are related to repeated coital trauma.Álvaro Monterrosa-CastroAngie Rosales-BecerraAngélica Monterrosa-Blanco Emergency Department of Hospital San Pedro (Logroño, Spain)articlestreptococcusstreptococcus agalactiaegenitalia malepenile diseasesreproductive tract infectionssexually transmitted diseasesMedicine (General)R5-920ENIberoamerican Journal of Medicine, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 271-275 (2021)
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topic streptococcus
streptococcus agalactiae
genitalia male
penile diseases
reproductive tract infections
sexually transmitted diseases
Medicine (General)
R5-920
spellingShingle streptococcus
streptococcus agalactiae
genitalia male
penile diseases
reproductive tract infections
sexually transmitted diseases
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Álvaro Monterrosa-Castro
Angie Rosales-Becerra
Angélica Monterrosa-Blanco
Streptococcus agalactiae and genital ulcers in a heterosexual male
description Streptococcus agalactiae (S. agalactiae) is a microorganism that asymptomatically colonizes the female genital and gastrointestinal tracts of humans. It produces infections in extreme ages of life and in pregnant women. The case of an adult male is presented, with frequent heterosexual intercourse with different partners. He consulted for itching and burning in the penis' glans. His partner had marked vaginal dryness as a result of early ovarian failure. The patient had ulcerative, non-painful, erythematous lesions with raised edges and little yellow-green discharge. No Donovan bodies were found in the discharge smear and the culture was positive for S. agalactiae. His asymptomatic partner had negative microbiological tests. Both with negative serologies for Chlamydia, HIV and syphilis. No information was obtained from other sexual contacts. It cannot be ascertained that it was a venereal event, it is more likely that the injuries are related to repeated coital trauma.
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author Álvaro Monterrosa-Castro
Angie Rosales-Becerra
Angélica Monterrosa-Blanco
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Angie Rosales-Becerra
Angélica Monterrosa-Blanco
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title Streptococcus agalactiae and genital ulcers in a heterosexual male
title_short Streptococcus agalactiae and genital ulcers in a heterosexual male
title_full Streptococcus agalactiae and genital ulcers in a heterosexual male
title_fullStr Streptococcus agalactiae and genital ulcers in a heterosexual male
title_full_unstemmed Streptococcus agalactiae and genital ulcers in a heterosexual male
title_sort streptococcus agalactiae and genital ulcers in a heterosexual male
publisher Emergency Department of Hospital San Pedro (Logroño, Spain)
publishDate 2021
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4721400
https://doaj.org/article/02faad878a854cad825f4185f890b61f
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