Suppurative thrombophlebitis due to Aeromonas.
A patient developed lethal suppurative thrombophlebitis and adjacent soft-tissue infection caused by Aeromonas. Potential risk factors included corticosteroid therapy and the use of warm tap water compresses at the site of intravenous catheter-related phlebitis. This case demonstrates the rapidly invasive characteristics of Aeromonas and the need for early surgical intervention in suppurative thrombophlebitis.
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Department of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine 90024.
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D000333:Aeromonas; D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013492:Suppuration; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000382:microbiology*