Artrite séptica por Sphingobacterium multivorum em paciente pediátrico imunossuprimido

Abstract

The Sphingobacterium multivorum is a gram negative bacillus that belongs to Flavobacteriaceae family and it is considered non-pathogenic. It has rarely been described as a cause of infections in humans, especially in hospital environment and in immunosuppressed patients. This case report is relevant for its unusual etiology and for the site affected, which may be the first case of septic arthritis described.

Sphingobacterium multivorum: An Atypical Bacterium in an Atypical Place

“…The majority of patients were immunosuppressed and had multiple comorbidities. They include a 6-year-old boy with a transplanted liver who presented with S. multivorum septic arthritis [2] , a 57-year-old woman with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma under chemotherapy who presented with S. multivorum septicaemia [3] , a 64-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis, chronic corticosteroid therapy and diabetes mellitus who presented with S. multivorum -related necrotizing fasciitis and septic shock [4] , and a 43-year-old man with chronic kidney disease under haemodialysis who presented with S. multivorum septicaemia [5] . Several cases of S. multivorum infection in cystic fibrosis patients have also been described [6,7] .…”

An Interesting Case of Sphingobacterium Multivorum Neck Abscess

“…There are only few cases of human infections due to sphingobacterium multivorum which are reported in the literature mostly in elderly population with multiple co-morbidities and in immunocompromised hosts and include cases of necrotizing fasciitis, septic shock, septic arthritis, bacteremia in immunocompromised hosts, sepsis in the setting of bacteremia in dialysis patient, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension and diabetic patients, peritonitis, chronic respiratory tract infection in patients with cystic fibrosis and meningoencephalitis [2][3][4][5][6][7][8].…”