A 26-year-old man with multiple organ failure caused by Aeromonas dhakensis infection: a case report and literature review

BackgroundInfections in humans are mainly caused by Aeromonas hydrophila, Aeromonas caviae, and Aeromonas veronii. In recent years, Aeromonas dhakensis has been recognized as widely distributed in the environment, with strong virulence. However, this bacterial infection usually does not appear in pa...

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Główni autorzy: Dan Luo, Liwan Dai
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Wydane: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-04-01
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Dostęp online:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1289338/full
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description BackgroundInfections in humans are mainly caused by Aeromonas hydrophila, Aeromonas caviae, and Aeromonas veronii. In recent years, Aeromonas dhakensis has been recognized as widely distributed in the environment, with strong virulence. However, this bacterial infection usually does not appear in patients with pneumonia as the first symptom.Case reportWe report a 26-year-old man who was admitted to the hospital with community-acquired pneumonia as the first symptom and developed serious conditions such as hemolytic uremic syndrome, multiple organ dysfunction, and hemorrhagic shock within a short period. He died after 13 h of admission, and the subsequent metagenomic-next generation sequencing test confirmed the finally identified pathogen of infection as A. dhakensis.ConclusionAeromonas is a rare pathogen identified in the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia. Hence, doctors need to develop their experience in identifying the difference between infections caused by pathogenic microorganisms. Medical attention is essential during the occurrence of respiratory symptoms that could be controlled by empirical drugs, such as cephalosporins or quinolones. When patients with community-acquired pneumonia present hemoptysis and multiple organ dysfunction in clinical treatment, an unusual pathogen infection should be considered, and the underlying etiology should be clarified at the earliest for timely treatment.
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spelling doaj.art-0092837f0de440c78f4ddc3b08373c582024-04-17T04:16:35ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2024-04-011110.3389/fmed.2024.12893381289338A 26-year-old man with multiple organ failure caused by Aeromonas dhakensis infection: a case report and literature reviewDan Luo0Liwan Dai1Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, People’s Hospital of Chongqing Liang Jiang New Area, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaBackgroundInfections in humans are mainly caused by Aeromonas hydrophila, Aeromonas caviae, and Aeromonas veronii. In recent years, Aeromonas dhakensis has been recognized as widely distributed in the environment, with strong virulence. However, this bacterial infection usually does not appear in patients with pneumonia as the first symptom.Case reportWe report a 26-year-old man who was admitted to the hospital with community-acquired pneumonia as the first symptom and developed serious conditions such as hemolytic uremic syndrome, multiple organ dysfunction, and hemorrhagic shock within a short period. He died after 13 h of admission, and the subsequent metagenomic-next generation sequencing test confirmed the finally identified pathogen of infection as A. dhakensis.ConclusionAeromonas is a rare pathogen identified in the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia. Hence, doctors need to develop their experience in identifying the difference between infections caused by pathogenic microorganisms. Medical attention is essential during the occurrence of respiratory symptoms that could be controlled by empirical drugs, such as cephalosporins or quinolones. When patients with community-acquired pneumonia present hemoptysis and multiple organ dysfunction in clinical treatment, an unusual pathogen infection should be considered, and the underlying etiology should be clarified at the earliest for timely treatment.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1289338/fullcommunity-acquired pneumoniahemoptysisAeromonashemolytic uremic syndromemultiple organ dysfunction
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A 26-year-old man with multiple organ failure caused by Aeromonas dhakensis infection: a case report and literature review
Frontiers in Medicine
community-acquired pneumonia
hemoptysis
Aeromonas
hemolytic uremic syndrome
multiple organ dysfunction
title A 26-year-old man with multiple organ failure caused by Aeromonas dhakensis infection: a case report and literature review
title_full A 26-year-old man with multiple organ failure caused by Aeromonas dhakensis infection: a case report and literature review
title_fullStr A 26-year-old man with multiple organ failure caused by Aeromonas dhakensis infection: a case report and literature review
title_full_unstemmed A 26-year-old man with multiple organ failure caused by Aeromonas dhakensis infection: a case report and literature review
title_short A 26-year-old man with multiple organ failure caused by Aeromonas dhakensis infection: a case report and literature review
title_sort 26 year old man with multiple organ failure caused by aeromonas dhakensis infection a case report and literature review
topic community-acquired pneumonia
hemoptysis
Aeromonas
hemolytic uremic syndrome
multiple organ dysfunction
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1289338/full
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