AEROMONAS SOBRIA-ASSOCIATED LEFT-SIDED SEGMENTAL COLITIS

Aeromonas species, once thought pathogenic only in immunocompromised h osts, have more recently been found to be associated with many differe nt infections in previously healthy individuals, The most common site of these infections is the gastrointestinal tract, We describe a 67-yr -old woman who presented with abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea and w as diagnosed with left-sided, segmental colitis due to Aeromonas sobri a, which was proven by stool culture, Extensive work-up for ischemic c olitis was unremarkable, and after treatment with antibiotics, the pat ient's symptoms resolved, and follow-up colonoscopy failed to reveal a ny evidence of residual colitis or inflammatory bowel disease, Our rep ort supports the view that Aeromonas species need to be considered in the differential diagnosis of colitis, and we believe it to be the fir st report of left-sided, segmental colitis secondary to Aeromonas sobr ia infection.