The Department of Endocrinology, 
Edwardsiella tarda sepsis with multiple liver abscesses in a patient with Cushing’s syndrome.
- Department of Gastroenterology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Indian journal of medical microbiology Vol. 30 · Issue 3 · pp. 352-4
PMID 22885207DOI 10.4103/0255-0857.99503
Cite This Article
Anulekha Mary John, John Antony Jude Prakash, Ebby George Simon, Nihal Thomas. Edwardsiella tarda sepsis with multiple liver abscesses in a patient with Cushing’s syndrome. Indian journal of medical microbiology. 2012;30(3):352-4. doi:10.4103/0255-0857.99503
Abstract
Edwardsiella tarda is very seldom a cause for gastroenteritis in humans. This organism can also cause extraintestinal infections, such as soft tissue infections, meningitis, peritonitis, osteomyelitis, endocarditis and hepatobiliary tract disease, particularly in the setting of compromised immunity. We describe, for the first time a case of E. tarda sepsis with multiple liver abscesses associated with Cushing's syndrome as a result of recreational aquatic exposure.
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Cushing Syndrome
- Edwardsiella tarda
- Enterobacteriaceae Infections
- Humans
- Liver Abscess
- Male
- Radiography
- Abdominal
- Sepsis
- Tomography
- X-Ray Computed
