Aeromonas hydrophila ecthyma gangrenosum without bacteraemia in a diabetic man: The first case report in Italy

Infezioni in Medicina

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 184-187

  Avolio, Manuela ^a   La Spisa, Claudio ^a   Moscariello, Francesco ^a   De Rosa, Rita ^a   Camporese, Alessandro ^a  

^a S MARIA DEGLI ANGELI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aeromonas hydrophila; Bacteraemia; Ecthyma gangrenosum

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; MEROPENEM; SULFADIAZINE; TIGECYCLINE;

ADULT; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ECTHYMA; ECTHYMA GANGRENOSUM; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; ITALY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; SKIN GRAFT;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; ITALY; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYODERMA GANGRENOSUM; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 70350236395     PISSN: 11249390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Janda J.M., Abbott S.L. Evolving concepts regarding the genus Aeromonas: an expanding panorama of species, disease presentations, and unanswered questions. Clin. Infect. Dis. 28, 332-344, 1998.
2. Abuhammour W., Hasan R.A., Rogers D. Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Aeromonas hydrophila in an immunocompetent child. Pediatr. Emerg. Care 22, 48-51, 2006. (Pubitemid 43130775)
3. Borger Van Der Burg B.L.S., Bronkhorst M.W.G.A., Pahlplatz P.V.M. Aeromonas hydrophila necrotizing fasciitis. J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. 88, 1357-1360, 2006.
4. Furusu A., Yoshizuka N., Abe K., et al. Aeromonas hydrophila necrotizing fasciitis and gas gangrene in a diabetic patient on haemodialysis. Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12, 1730-1734, 1997. (Pubitemid 27346311)
5. Shackelford P.G., Ratzan S.A., Shearer W.T. Ecthyma gangrenosum produced by Aeromonas hydrophila. J. Pediatr. 83, 100-101, 1973.
6. Moyes C.D., Rayner J.M. Aeromonas hydrophila septicaemia producing ecthyma gangrenosum in a child with leukaemia. Scand. J. Infect. Dis. 9, 151-153, 1977.
7. Smith J.A. Aeromonas hydrophila: analysis of 11 cases. CMA J. 122, 1270-1272, 1980.
8. Gold W.L., Salit I.E. Aeromonas hydrophila infections of skin and soft tissue: report of 11 cases and review. Child. 16, 69-74, 1993.
9. Monaghan F.S., Anjaria D., Mohr A., Livingston D.H. Necrotizing fasciitis and sepsis caused by Aeromonas hydrophila after crush injury of the lower extremity. Surg. Infect. 9, 459-467, 2008.
10. Weber C.A., Wertheimer S.J., Ognjan A. Aeromonas hydrophila-its implications in freshwater injuries. J. Foot Ankle Surg. 34, 442-446, 1995.
11. Mull C.C., Scarfone R.J., Conwey D. Ecthyma gangrenosum as a manifestation of Pseudomonas sepsis in a previously healthy child. Ann. Emerg. Med. 36 (4), 383-387, 2000. (Pubitemid 30769951)
12. Secord E., Mills C., Shah B. Ecthyma gangrenosum secondary to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Am. J. Dis. Child. 147, 795-796, 1993.
13. Musher D.M. Cutaneous manifestations of bacterial sepsis. Hosp. Pract. 15, 71-75, 1989.
14. Gençer S., Ozer S., Gul A.E., Dogan M., Ak O. Ecthyma gangrenosum without bacteremia in a previously healthy man: a case report. J. Med. Case Rep. 2, 14, 2008. (Pubitemid 351837326)
15. Reich H.L., Fadeyi D.W., Naik N.S., Honig P.J., Yan A.C. Nonpseudomonal ecthyma gangrenosum. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 114-117, 2004.
16. Wolf J.E., Liu H.H., Rabinowitz. L.G. Ecthyma gangrenosum in the absence of Pseudomonas bacteremia in a bone marrow transplant recipient. Am. J. Med. 87, 595-597, 1989.
17. Song W.K., Kim Y.C., Park H.J., Cinn Y.W., Ecthyma gangrenosum without bacteraemia in leukaemic patient. Clin. Exp. Dermatol. 26, 395-397, 2001.
18. Singh N., Devi M., Devi S. Ecthyma gangrenosum: a rare cutaneous manifestation caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa without bacteremia in a leukemic patient. Ind. J. Dermatol. Venereol. Leprol. 71, 128-129, 2005. (Pubitemid 40976332)
19. Huminer D., Siegman-Igra Y., Morduchowicz G., Pitlik S.D. Ecthyma gangrenosum without bacteremia. Report of six cases and review of the literature. Arch. Intern. Med. 147, 299-301, 1987. (Pubitemid 17040250)
20. Murray P.R., Baron E.J., Pfaller M.A., Tenover F.C., Yolken R.H. Aeromonas and Plesiomonas, in Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 7th Edition, 2005, 507-516.