Fulminant septicemia caused by Yersinia enterocolitica.
A lethal case of septicemia caused by Yershia enterocolitica serotype 3 is described. A 59-year-old male, previously healthy, presented with 6 weeks of fever, abdominal pains and gradual prostration ending in overhelming septicemia and death before a conclusive diagnosis was established. Necropsy showed cirrhosis, haemochromatosis and numerous abscesses in the liver.
D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000382:microbiology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology