Plesiomonas shigelloides sepsis and splenic abscess in an adolescent with sickle-cell disease. |
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| Authors: | K Ampofo P Graham A Ratner L Rajagopalan P Della-Latta L Saiman |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, The Children's Hospital of New York, New York-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Plesiomonas shigelloides is a rare cause of self-limiting gastroenteritis. We report a case of extraintestinal P. shigelloides infection in an adolescent with sickle-cell disease who presented with bacteremia complicated by a splenic abscess. Despite the high mortality rate reported in extraintestinal P. shigelloides infection, the patient survived after drainage of the abscess and treatment with antibiotics. |
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