A fatal case of
Aeromonas jandaei
anaemia
cellulitis
necrotizing fasciitis
Journal
Access microbiology
ISSN: 2516-8290
Titre abrégé: Access Microbiol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101746927
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
received:
16
05
2023
accepted:
17
10
2023
medline:
16
11
2023
pubmed:
16
11
2023
entrez:
16
11
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs) are associated with a fulminating course because of their rapid destruction of tissue planes underlying the skin. A 40-year-old male patient, a known case of alcoholic liver disease, presented to the emergency department with pain and diffuse swelling of bilateral lower limbs, which quickly progressed to form blackish discolouration and blebs. Blood for preliminary haematological and biochemical investigations, as well as fluid draining from blebs, were sent for microbiological investigation. The Gram stain revealed occasional neutrophils and Gram-negative bacilli, and pure growth in aerobic culture was identified as As appropriate antimicrobial therapy and early surgical intervention are required for management of the same, occupational exposure and the fulminant course should raise suspicion of
Identifiants
pubmed: 37970078
doi: 10.1099/acmi.0.000636.v4
pii: 000636.v4
pmc: PMC10634483
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.
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