Hussain, A., Gondal, M. orcid.org/0000-0002-4795-558X, Yousuf, H. et al. (2 more authors) (2020) An interesting case of cellulitis caused by Shewanella. Cureus, 12 (8). e9719. ISSN 2168-8184
Abstract
Shewanella species are opportunistically pathogenic, gram-negative bacilli that are part of marine microflora. Infection caused by Shewanella species in humans is rare and mostly acquired after direct contact with seawater or ingestion of raw seafood. The exact pathogenesis remains unclear. Cutaneous infections are among the most common manifestation with underlying skin diseases and immune-compromised states; however, bacteremia from lungs, abdominal, and biliary sepsis has also been reported. These infections are difficult to diagnose due to limited physicians' experience and scarce microbiological data available. Hence, delayed diagnosis and treatment could be fatal and may result in sepsis with multi-organ failure. Our case report reiterates the fact that careful attention should be devoted to unusual circumstances in history and atypical pathogens on cultures if there is no or minimal clinical improvement after antibiotics.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Hussain et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 4.0. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
Keywords: | case report; cellulitis; marine water; shewanella |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Medicine and Population Health |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 08 Aug 2024 11:42 |
Last Modified: | 08 Aug 2024 13:47 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.7759/cureus.9719 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:215302 |
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