SEVERE AEROMONAS INFECTION IN A PATIENT WITH ALCOHOLIC CIRRHOSIS OF THE LIVER

Aeromonas species have been increasingly recognized as causes of clini cal diseases, usually gastroenteritis or soft tissue infections. The s ource for soft tissue infections is typically environmental contaminat ion of a traumatic wound. We report a fulminant Aeromonas soft tissue infection acquired from soil exposure in a woman with alcoholic cirrho sis of the liver. She had no apparent skin disruption. This infection resulted in sepsis and death despite appropriate surgical and antibiot ic therapy.