Bacillus cereus, an unusual cause of fulminant liver failure: diagnosis may prevent liver transplantation

Mohamed Saleh; Malik Al Nakib; Alexandra Doloy; Sébastien Jacqmin; Sébastien Ghiglione; Nicolas Verroust; Claire Poyart; Yves Ozier

doi:10.1099/jmm.0.038547-0

Bacillus cereus, an unusual cause of fulminant liver failure: diagnosis may prevent liver transplantation

J Med Microbiol. 2012 May;61(Pt 5):743-745. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.038547-0. Epub 2012 Jan 13.

Authors

Mohamed Saleh^{1

2}, Malik Al Nakib^{3

1}, Alexandra Doloy³, Sébastien Jacqmin², Sébastien Ghiglione², Nicolas Verroust², Claire Poyart^{3

1}, Yves Ozier^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.
² Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation Chirurgicale, Groupe Hospitalier Cochin Hôtel Dieu Broca, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
³ Service de Bactériologie, Groupe Hospitalier Cochin Hôtel Dieu Broca, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.

PMID: 22245788
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.038547-0

Abstract

Bacillus cereus is a well-known cause of foodborne disease usually of benign course. Here, we present the case of a 15-year-old boy who developed reversible fulminant liver failure associated with rhabdomyolysis after pasta consumption. Suspecting B. cereus as the aetiological agent may prevent unnecessary liver transplantation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Bacillus cereus / isolation & purification*
Foodborne Diseases / diagnosis
Foodborne Diseases / microbiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / complications*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Humans
Liver Failure, Acute / diagnosis*
Liver Failure, Acute / microbiology*
Male
Rhabdomyolysis / complications*
Rhabdomyolysis / diagnosis*
Rhabdomyolysis / microbiology