Hemorrhagic bullae caused by Bacteroides fragilis in a patient with intra-abdominal infection.
Skin manifestations due to intra-abdominal infection are uncommon but could be a warning sign of severe infection. We report a 58-year-old uremic female who had acute cholecystitis and pneumatosis intestinalis. She developed periumbilical hemorrhagic bullae and finally had a fatal outcome with medical therapy. Severe intra-abdominal infection such as pneumatosis intestinalis should be suspected when periumbilical bullae increase in size.
Lin
Hugo You-Hsien
HY
Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chen
Tun-Chieh
TC
Chen
Yen-Hsu
YH
Lu
Po-Liang
PL
Lin
Wei-Ru
WR
Yang
Yuan-Chieh
YC
D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001768:Blister / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged