Surgical Site Infection Caused by Aeromonas hydrophila in a Patient with Underlying Malignancy
Aeromonas skin and soft tissue infections in cancer patients can lead to serious life threatening conditions such as cellulitis, necrotizing fasciitis and myonecrosis. We report here a case of surgical site infection, post radical mastectomy, in a 58-year-old female with carcinoma breast. Cultures...
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| author | Frincy Khandelwal Baruah Nishat Hussain Ahmed Rajesh Kumar Grover |
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| description | Aeromonas skin and soft tissue infections in cancer patients can lead to serious life threatening conditions such as cellulitis,
necrotizing fasciitis and myonecrosis. We report here a case of surgical site infection, post radical mastectomy, in a 58-year-old
female with carcinoma breast. Cultures of exudates from the wound grew Aeromonas hydrophila on repeated occasions. Recovery
was uneventful following targeted antimicrobial therapy and regular dressing of the wound. Early suspicion, diagnosis, and treatment
with potent antibiotics are needed to prevent any further complications resulting from infection by this emerging pathogen. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f6e7c549c57046af89f65b8f3fe252e12022-12-22T03:47:18ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2015-01-0191DD01DD0210.7860/JCDR/2015/11046.5380Surgical Site Infection Caused by Aeromonas hydrophila in a Patient with Underlying MalignancyFrincy Khandelwal Baruah0Nishat Hussain Ahmed1Rajesh Kumar Grover2Senior Resident, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Delhi State Cancer Institute, Delhi, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Delhi State Cancer Institute, Delhi, India.Director and Chief Executive Officer, Department of Clinical Oncology, Delhi State Cancer Institute, Delhi, India.Aeromonas skin and soft tissue infections in cancer patients can lead to serious life threatening conditions such as cellulitis, necrotizing fasciitis and myonecrosis. We report here a case of surgical site infection, post radical mastectomy, in a 58-year-old female with carcinoma breast. Cultures of exudates from the wound grew Aeromonas hydrophila on repeated occasions. Recovery was uneventful following targeted antimicrobial therapy and regular dressing of the wound. Early suspicion, diagnosis, and treatment with potent antibiotics are needed to prevent any further complications resulting from infection by this emerging pathogen.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/5380/11046_CE(Ra)_F(Sh)_PF1(SNAK)_PFA(NC_Sh)_PF2(PAG).pdfcarcinoma breastimmunocompromisednecrotising fasciitisradical mastectomysurgical site infection |
| spellingShingle | Frincy Khandelwal Baruah Nishat Hussain Ahmed Rajesh Kumar Grover Surgical Site Infection Caused by Aeromonas hydrophila in a Patient with Underlying Malignancy Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research carcinoma breast immunocompromised necrotising fasciitis radical mastectomy surgical site infection |
| title | Surgical Site Infection Caused by Aeromonas hydrophila in a Patient with Underlying Malignancy |
| title_full | Surgical Site Infection Caused by Aeromonas hydrophila in a Patient with Underlying Malignancy |
| title_fullStr | Surgical Site Infection Caused by Aeromonas hydrophila in a Patient with Underlying Malignancy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surgical Site Infection Caused by Aeromonas hydrophila in a Patient with Underlying Malignancy |
| title_short | Surgical Site Infection Caused by Aeromonas hydrophila in a Patient with Underlying Malignancy |
| title_sort | surgical site infection caused by aeromonas hydrophila in a patient with underlying malignancy |
| topic | carcinoma breast immunocompromised necrotising fasciitis radical mastectomy surgical site infection |
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