A rare nonfatal presentation of disseminated Chromobacterium violaceum sepsis.

Autor: Saboo AR; Department of Pediatrics, TN Medical College and BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai Central, Mumbai 400008, India., Vijaykumar R; Department of Pediatrics, TN Medical College and BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai Central, Mumbai 400008, India., Save SU; Department of Pediatrics, TN Medical College and BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai Central, Mumbai 400008, India., Bavdekar SB; Department of Pediatrics, TN Medical College and BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai Central, Mumbai 400008, India. Electronic address: sandeep.bavdekar@gmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi [J Microbiol Immunol Infect] 2015 Oct; Vol. 48 (5), pp. 574-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Feb 04.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2012.11.002
Abstrakt: We present a case of disseminated Chromobacterium violaceum sepsis with multiple liver and splenic abscesses presenting with skin lesions and cardiogenic shock, and later diagnosed to have chronic granulomatous disease. The patient was treated with prolonged antimicrobial therapy, after which she recovered and remained asymptomatic on follow-up.
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Databáze: MEDLINE