title: Morganella morganii sepsis with massive hemolysis.
abstract: Morganella morganii is a facultative gram-negative and anaerobic rod. It may be a cause of devastating infections in neonates and immunocompromised hosts. Some bacterial infections such as Clostridium and Vibrio are associated with hemolysis. However, massive hemolysis caused by M. morganii sepsis has not yet been reported. We observed a 59-yr-old man who had chemotherapy-induced neutropenia and was found to have massive hemolysis and metabolic acidosis due to sepsis. He died 6 hr after admission in spite of aggressive treatment. Two sets of blood cultures revealed the growth of M. morganii. We report here that M. morganii sepsis can cause fatal massive hemolysis leading to death.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chong Rae
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Tae Hyun
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Um
authors.forename: Ji Yoon
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Rhu
authors.forename: Eu Suk
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jae Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Hye Ran
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020613:Morganella morganii; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents