A case of shigellosis with intractable septic shock and convulsions.
Although shigellosis is a potentially fatal disease that may cause a number of extra-intestinal manifestations, intractable septic shock is an unusual complication. Here we describe a 6-month-old infant who developed severe septic shock and convulsions during an episode of dysentery caused by multidrug-resistant Shigella dysenteriae. The case presentation demonstrates how shigellosis can lead to rare and potentially misleading complications such as septic shock when not treated adequately and promptly.
Erqou
Sebhat  A
S
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Teferra
Endale
E
Mulu
Andargachew
A
Kassu
Afework
A
D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012762:Shigella dysenteriae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology