[Non necrotizing bacterial cellulitis and bacteriemia due to Shewanella putrefaciens]

Rev Med Interne. 2009 Sep;30(9):800-2. doi: 10.1016/j.revmed.2009.01.007. Epub 2009 Mar 17.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Shewanella putrefaciens is a Gram negative opportunistic pathogen which causes skin and soft tissue infections and bacteriemia in immunocompromized patients. We report a 86-year-old man, who presented with an infectious cellulitis of the leg associated with Shewanella putrefaciens bacteriemia. This patient was treated by mycophenolate mofetil for a bullous pemphigoid resistant to corticotherapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Infective Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacteremia / drug therapy
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Ceftriaxone / administration & dosage
  • Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use
  • Cellulitis / drug therapy*
  • Cellulitis / microbiology*
  • Ciprofloxacin / administration & dosage
  • Ciprofloxacin / therapeutic use
  • Dermatologic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Dermatologic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections* / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Male
  • Mycophenolic Acid / analogs & derivatives
  • Mycophenolic Acid / therapeutic use
  • Pemphigoid, Bullous / drug therapy
  • Shewanella putrefaciens*
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Dermatologic Agents
  • Ciprofloxacin
  • Ceftriaxone
  • Mycophenolic Acid