PLESIOMONAS-SHIGELLOIDES WOUND-INFECTION AND PURULENT TENOSYNOVITIS ASSOCIATED WITH CATFISH-RELATED INJURY

Plesiomonas shigelloides is a rare cause of extraintestinal infections . We describe a patient who acquired P. shigelloides cellulitis and pu rulent tenosynovitis of the hand following a catfish spine puncture wo und, When infection occurs in association with a freshwater-related an d/or fish-related injury, P. shigelloides should be considered among t he possible pathogens. Catfish-related injuries are among the most com mon stinging fish injuries in the Americas [1]. Injuries from catfish spines occur in fish handlers, and various organisms cause serious inf ectious complications following such injuries. Among the bacteria caus ing such infections are Vibrio species, Aeromonas hydrophila, Enteroba cteriaceae and Pseudomonas species [1]. This report describes a first case of P. shigelloides soft tissue infection associated with catfish spine injury.