Fatal spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and necrotizing fasciitis with bacteraemia caused by Bacillus cereus in a patient with cirrhosis.
We report a case of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and necrotizing fasciitis caused by Bacillus cereus in a cirrhotic patient without preceding disruption of skin or symptoms of gastroenteritis. This rapidly fatal infection due to B. cereus adds to the long list of aetiologies of infectious complications among patients with cirrhosis of the liver.
Lee
Ya-Ling
YL
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, ROC.
Shih
Sheng-Dong
SD
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chiayi Veterans Hospital, Chia-Yi City, Taiwan, ROC.
Weng
Yu-Jong
YJ
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chia-Yi Veterans Hospital, Chia-Yi City, Taiwan, ROC.
Chen
Changhua
C
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, ROC.
Liu
Chun-Eng
CE
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, ROC.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents