Aeromonas hydrophila myonecrosis and gas gangrene in a nonimmunocompromised host.
Aeromonas hydrophila myonecrosis with gas gangrene and bacteremia developed in an elderly patient after minor trauma from a fishbone. Despite aggressive medical and surgical therapy, she experienced a rapidly fatal outcome. Literature on Aeromonas muscle infection is reviewed and implications for therapy are discussed.
D000333:Aeromonas / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes / Q000382:microbiology; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D009336:Necrosis; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications*