Cd. Earle et al., SEVERE ACUTE DIARRHEA ASSOCIATED TO AEROM ONAS-SOBRIA IN A COLECTOMIZED PATIENT WITH CROHNS-DISEASE, Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas, 89(1), 1997, pp. 48-50
We report a case of severe acute diarrhoea produced by Aeromonas sobri
a, a specimen with controversial human pathogenicity. A 26 year-old ma
n with Crohn's disease previously colectomized was admitted with a cho
lera-like clinical presentation and renal failure. Aeromonas sp. can b
e isolated in both children and adults and in healthy people, A. hydro
phila being most often detected, Severe infections due to other Aeromo
nas sp., usually A, sobria and A. caviae, have been rarely described.
Most patients have underlying illnesses such as chronic liver disease
or neoplasms. In our patient colectomy played a key role.