SEVERE ACUTE DIARRHEA ASSOCIATED TO AEROM ONAS-SOBRIA IN A COLECTOMIZED PATIENT WITH CROHNS-DISEASE

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.