Table 1 Characteristics of the 22 cases included in this analysis. M: male; NR: not reported; F: female; PCR: polymerase chain reaction
Author, year of publication | Country | Patient age and sex | Risk factor(s) | Site of lesion(s) | Diagnostic method | Lesion(s) | Antibiotic (duration) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cockerell CJ et al., 1990 [27] | United States of America | 37 M | Parakeet | Forearm | Culture | Multiple | Erythromycin (3 months and 2 weeks) |
Tappero JW et al., 1993 [22] | United States of America | 41 NR | Cat, fleas, chiggers | Nose | Histopatholology | Single | Minocycline (4 to 6 weeks) |
74 NR | Cat, fleas, mites | Neck | PCR | Single | Erythromycin/ doxycycline* (4 to 6 weeks) | ||
42 NR | Cat, fleas, fire ants | Genital | PCR | Single | Erythromycin (4 to 6 weeks) | ||
Paul MA et al., 1994 [29] | United States of America | 6 F | Cat | Neck | Histopatholology | Single | Erythromycin (6 weeks) |
Karakaş M et al., 2000 [16] | Turkey | 21 F | Burn | Face | Histopatholology | Multiple | Erythromycin (2 months) |
Gangopadhya AK et al., 2001 [26] | India | 65 M | None | Forearm | Histopatholology | Multiple | Erythromycin (2 weeks) |
Asharaf M et al., 2002 [18] | India | 5 M | Trauma | Lips, knees, buttocks, ankles, elbows | Histopatholology | Multiple | Erythromycin (3 months) |
Kayaselçuk F et al., 2002 [30] | Turkey | 67 F | None | Scalp | Histopatholology | Single | Ciprofloxacin (10 days) |
Karakas M et al., 2003 [17] | Turkey | 32 M | None | Leg | Histopatholology | Multiple | Erythromycin (2 months) |
Turgut M et al., 2004 [19] | Turkey | 6 M | Trauma | Forehead | Histopatholology | Single | Clarithromycin plus rifampin (7 weeks) |
Bernabeu-Wittel J et al., 2010 [8] | Spain | 59 F | None | Ankle | PCR | Single | Doxycycline (2 months) |
Kacar N et al., 2010 [32] | Turkey | 10 M | Trauma | Leg | Histopatholology | Single | Erythromycin (1 week) |
Bellissimo-Rodrigues F et al., 2010 [34] | Brazil | 32 F | None | Thumb | Histopatholology | Single | Erythromycin (4 week) |
Zarraga M et al., 2011 [11] | United States of America | 10 F | Cat | Chest | Histopatholology | Single | Azithromycin (14 days) |
Albayrak A et al., 2011 [20] | Turkey | 5 M | None | Arm | Histopatholology | Single | Erythromycin (2 months and 2 weeks) |
Blattner C et al., 2014 [33] | United States of America | 76 F | None | Upper lip | Histopatholology | Single | Erythromycin/ doxycycline* (2 weeks) |
Iraji F et al., 2015 [28] | Iran | 26 F | None | Arm, fingers | Histopatholology | Multiple | Clarithromycin (3 months) |
Nikam BP et al., 2018 [15] | India | 45 F | Cat | Arm, forearm, ankle | Histopatholology | Multiple | Doxycycline (4 months) |
Balaban M et al., 2019 [21] | Romania | 43 M | Trauma | Face | Histopatholology | Multiple | Clarithromycin (6 weeks) |
Agrawal S et al., 2022 [14] | India | 45 M | None | Hands, forearm | Histopatholology | Multiple | Doxycycline (4 months) |
Rotundo S et al., 2023 [36] | Italy | 67 M | Cat | Forearm | PCR | Single | Doxycycline/ clarithromycin§ plus levofloxacin (1 month) |