Psychrobacter immobilis septicemia in a boy with X-linked chronic granulomatous disease and fulminant hepatic failure.
A 16-year old boy with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) developed Psychrobacter immobilis septicemia during a course of fulminant hepatic failure. The patient died despite aggressive management with antimicrobials and corticosteroids. While Psychrobacter immobilis rarely affects humans, it should be considered an organism that can cause sepsis in patients with CGD.
Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL, USA, psriaroo@health.usf.edu.
Panida
P
Sriaroon
Araceli
A
Elizalde
Elena E
EE
Perez
Jennifer W
JW
Leiding
Grace M
GM
Aldrovandi
John W
JW
Sleasman
D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001344:Autopsy; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006105:Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D017114:Liver Failure, Acute / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D045828:Moraxellaceae Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D044096:Psychrobacter
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents