[Bacillus cereus septicemia and necrotizing fasciitis in a patient with liver cirrhosis: a case report]

Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2014 Oct;111(10):2013-20.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 54-year-old woman with hematemesis was referred to our hospital. She had a history of liver cirrhosis and diabetes mellitus. After inserting a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube, we performed endoscopic variceal ligation for ruptured esophageal varices. On the third day of admission, she developed septicemia and necrotizing fasciitis caused by Bacillus cereus. She was successfully treated with early debridement of both lower extremities and intravenous treatment with vancomycin, ciprofloxacin, and clindamycin. Although B. cereus is an attenuate bacterium, it can occasionally cause fatal infection in immuno-compromised individuals, such as those with liver cirrhosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bacillus cereus*
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / microbiology*
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / pathology
  • Female
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections*
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis* / complications
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Sepsis / microbiology*