title: Chromobacterium haemolyticum Pneumonia Possibly Due to the Aspiration of Runoff Water.
abstract: Here, we report a case of pneumonia possibly caused by the aspiration of runoff water containing Chromobacterium haemolyticum. A 69-year-old man became intoxicated with alcohol, fell into a ditch, and lost consciousness after suffering a blow to the head. The lower half of his body was completely paralyzed because of damage to his spinal cord, and he aspirated runoff water from the ditch. Chest computed tomography scans revealed consolidation in the right upper lobe and bilateral lower lobes. A sputum culture detected gram-negative bacteria that was identified as C. haemolyticum. Antibacterial chemotherapy was initiated, and the clinical course was favorable. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of C. haemolyticum pneumonia in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Oita University Faculty of Medicine.
authors.forename: Ryuichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Takenaka
authors.forename: Shin-Ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nureki
authors.forename: Tamio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Shigemitsu
authors.forename: Eishi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Jun-Ichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kadota
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miki
authors.forename: Nobuhiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Okada
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002861:Chromobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014867:Water