Pantoea abscess mimicking sarcoma in a HTLV-1-infected Indigenous Australian man: Case report and literature review.

Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Pantoea are emerging bacterial causes of diverse sporadic and outbreak-linked infections. Chronic Pantoea abscesses are unusual and may give rise to a differential diagnosis of malignancy. Foreign body retention and host immune defects may be risk factors for such chronic infections.