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Septic shock caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides in a patient with sickle beta-zero thalassemia

2009; Elsevier BV; Volume: 39; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.hrtlng.2009.06.015

1527-3288

Maria Auxiliadora‐Martins, Fernando Bellissimo‐Rodrigues, Jaciara Machado Viana, Gil Cezar Alkmin Teixeira, Edson Antônio Nicolini, Kátia Simone Muniz Cordeiro, Giovana Colozza, Roberto Martínez, Olindo Assis Martins‐Filho, Aníbal Basile-Filho,

Nosocomial Infections in ICU

Invasive infection and extraintestinal complications are rarely caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides, a waterborne bacterium belonging to the Vibrionaceae family. We report a case of a 16-year-old female patient with sickle beta-zero thalassemia who survived septic shock caused by P. shigelloides associated with secondary acute respiratory distress syndrome and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Treatment with a carbapenem was successful, and the patient recovered without any sequelae. The previous reports of P. shigelloides sepsis are cited, and possible pathogenic mechanisms are discussed. Invasive infection and extraintestinal complications are rarely caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides, a waterborne bacterium belonging to the Vibrionaceae family. We report a case of a 16-year-old female patient with sickle beta-zero thalassemia who survived septic shock caused by P. shigelloides associated with secondary acute respiratory distress syndrome and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Treatment with a carbapenem was successful, and the patient recovered without any sequelae. The previous reports of P. shigelloides sepsis are cited, and possible pathogenic mechanisms are discussed.