Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae bacteremia presenting as septic shock.
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae rarely causes bacteremia, and it has never been reported to cause septic shock. A 58-year-old man with fulminant hyperdynamic shock associated with E. rhusiopathiae bacteremia is described. Erysipelothrix must be considered when a patient with an appropriate history presents with septic shock.
D000818:Animals; D003386:Brachyura; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004889:Erysipelothrix Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000175:diagnosis*