Aeromonas caviae-Associated Severe Bloody Diarrhea

Xiaolan Tang; Anuoluwa Oyetoran; Tyler Jones; Christopher Bray

doi:10.1155/2023/4966879

Aeromonas caviae-Associated Severe Bloody Diarrhea

Case Rep Gastrointest Med. 2023 Oct 9:2023:4966879. doi: 10.1155/2023/4966879. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Xiaolan Tang^{1

2}, Anuoluwa Oyetoran^{1

2}, Tyler Jones^{1

2}, Christopher Bray^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Graduate Medical Education, 6850 Lake Nona Blvd, Orlando, FL 32827, USA.
² HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, Internal Medicine Residency Program, 6500 W Newberry Rd, Gainesville, FL 32605, USA.

Abstract

Aeromonas species are capable of inducing severe infections in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals. Gastroenteritis is the most common infection associated with Aeromonas species in humans. We report a rare case of Aeromonas caviae severe gastroenteritis and bloody diarrhea that led to the development of sepsis in a 45-year-old female with no history of immunocompromising conditions. This patient required extensive medical support which included blood transfusions and antibiotics. Fortunately, with appropriate diagnostic measures and targeted antibiotic therapy, her symptoms resolved. Aeromonas species are becoming increasingly frequent among the pathogens isolated from patients suffering from gastroenteritis. As such, it is becoming increasingly important for clinicians to consider this pathogen when working up their patients for diarrhea.

Publication types

Case Reports