Rapidly progressive pneumonia due to Aeromonas hydrophila shortly after near-drowning.
An 87-year-old woman died of rapidly progressive pneumonia due to Aeromonas hydrophila shortly after a near-drowning event. Autopsy showed necrotizing pneumonia and postmortem cultures of both blood and lung revealed the organism. Fulminant pneumonia should be considered in patients of a near-drowning event.
Miyake
M
M
Department of Cardiology, Tenri Hospital.
Iga
K
K
Izumi
C
C
Miyagawa
A
A
Kobashi
Y
Y
Konishi
T
T
D016980:Aeromonas hydrophila / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D018450:Disease Progression; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D015701:Near Drowning / Q000150:complications*; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000209:etiology; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology; D014871:Water Microbiology