Parapharyngeal soft‐tissue infection with <i>Aeromonas hydrophila</i>

Wells, Rebecca G.; Chertow, Glenn M.; Marcantonio, Edward R.

doi:10.1002/hed.2880130609

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“…In several instances persons with reports documenting Aeromonas as a respiratory tract pathogen aeromonas respiratory tract infections have been treated ini- (table 6). These illnesses have ranged from life-threatening tially with empirical regimens of antibiotics (penicillin, oxacilcomplications involving soft tissues (parapharyngeal, epiglotlin, ampicillin, or cephalothin), to which members of this genus tis) to overt pulmonary disease including lung abscesses, pneuare universally resistant [93,95,97,99]. monia, and empyema.…”

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Evolving Concepts Regarding the GenusAeromonas: An Expanding Panorama of Species, Disease Presentations, and Unanswered Questions

Janda¹,

Abbott²

1998

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It has been almost 10 years since a major review on the association of Aeromonas with human disease has been published. During that period the number of valid species in the genus has grown to 14, with a new family (Aeromonadaceae) established to house this genus. Despite this explosion in the number of new genomospecies, only five (Aeromonas hydrophila, A. caviae, A. veronii, A. jandaei, and A. schubertii) are currently recognized as human pathogens. New syndromes attributed to this genus include hemolytic uremic syndrome, burn-associated sepsis, and a variety of respiratory tract infections, including epiglottitis. Convincing evidence suggests that some aeromonads do cause gastroenteritis, but it is presently unclear whether many of the strains isolated from feces are involved in diarrheal disease. Many questions regarding this genus remain unanswered.The genus Aeromonas is one of several medically significant fish, reptiles, and amphibia), and disease spectrums (gastroenteritis and septicemia). Recently, sophisticated molecular genera that have become an increasingly troublesome group to physicians and microbiologists alike by virtue of their changing techniques, including 16S rRNA sequencing, have indicated that these three genera are not closely related to each other on phylogenetic relationships, evolving taxonomy, and controversial role in certain human diseases. The turbulent changes in an evolutionary basis; plesiomonads are more closely related to the Enterobacteriaceae, and aeromonads are represented by Aeromonas taxonomy witnessed over the past 10 years, referred to as a ''sea of change'' by Carnahan [1], have led many a family of their own [2, 10 -12]. Although a number of excellent reviews on various aspects microbiologists to give up attempting to identify aeromonads to the species level in the laboratory when they are recovered of the microbiology, virulence characteristics, and infectious disease syndromes associated with the genus Aeromonas have from clinical specimens. To compound this problem, new species, taxa, and biogroups continue to be described, further combeen published since 1990 [13 -19], the increasing number of taxonomic changes in this genus, coupled with case reports plicating the identification process. In fact, there is such phylogenetic depth within the genus itself that a proposal to create and clinical series of various illnesses, dictates a reevaluation of the role of aeromonads as etiologic agents of human disease. a family to house Aeromonas has been made [2].Although aeromonads were discovered ú100 years ago, only during the past 3 decades has their role in a variety of human Taxonomy illnesses been unquestionably proven (table 1). The role of Aeromonas species in some syndromes, such as bacterial gasSince the advent of polyphasic molecular approaches in the study of bacterial systematics [20,21], taxa in the genus Aerotroenteritis, is still speculative and the subject of much debate, with proponents and opponents of their role in diarrheal dismonas have undergone a numb...

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Section: Respiratory Tract Diseasementioning

confidence: 99%

Evolving Concepts Regarding the GenusAeromonas: An Expanding Panorama of Species, Disease Presentations, and Unanswered Questions

Janda¹,

Abbott²

1998

CLIN INFECT DIS

598

558

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“…Aeromonas hydrophila infection typically affects immunocompromised individuals who have been exposed to contaminated water or soil either through ingestion or a skin wound [7]. Wells et al described a patient with chronic renal disease who developed parapharyngeal infection caused by Aeromonas hydrophila [9]. Both Berger et al [3] and Ridgeway et al [10] described diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for developing epiglottic abscess.…”

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An Atypical Cause of an Epiglottic Abscess

Rabeea¹,

H²,

Abdulla³

2019

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases

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“…Generalized cutaneous vasculitis and septicemia were reported by Ramsy in a patient on hemodialysis [15]. There are case reports of endocarditis [16], parapharyngeal soft tissue infection [17], liver abcsess [18], and fatal pneumonia [19, 20] in CKD patients. There is a recent case report catheter related bacteremia by AH [21].…”

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A Rare Case of Aeromonas Hydrophila Catheter Related Sepsis in a Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease Receiving Steroids and Dialysis: A Case Report and Review of Aeromonas Infections in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

Khalil

Rehman

Kashif

et al. 2013

Case Reports in Nephrology

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Aeromonas hydrophila (AH) is an aquatic bacterium. We present a case of fifty-five-year-old gentleman with chronic kidney disease (CKD) due to crescentic IgA nephropathy who presented to us with fever. He was recently pulsed with methyl prednisolone followed by oral prednisolone and discharged on maintenance dialysis through a double lumen dialysis catheter. Blood culture from peripheral vein and double lumen dialysis catheter grew AH. We speculate low immunity due to steroids and uremia along with touch contamination of dialysis catheter by the patient or dialysis nurse could have led to this rare infection. Dialysis catheter related infection by AH is rare. We present our case here and take the opportunity to give a brief review of AH infections in CKD patients.

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Parapharyngeal soft‐tissue infection with Aeromonas hydrophila

Cited by 7 publications

References 17 publications

Evolving Concepts Regarding the GenusAeromonas: An Expanding Panorama of Species, Disease Presentations, and Unanswered Questions

Evolving Concepts Regarding the GenusAeromonas: An Expanding Panorama of Species, Disease Presentations, and Unanswered Questions

An Atypical Cause of an Epiglottic Abscess

A Rare Case of Aeromonas Hydrophila Catheter Related Sepsis in a Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease Receiving Steroids and Dialysis: A Case Report and Review of Aeromonas Infections in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

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