Edwardsiella tarda sepsis with multiple liver abscesses in a patient with Cushing’s syndrome

• Published in: Indian journal of medical microbiology Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 352 - 354
• Main Authors: John, Anulekha Mary, Prakash, John Antony Jude, Simon, Ebby George, Thomas, Nihal
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Elsevier B.V 01.07.2012; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Abdomen; Abscesses; Adolescent; Cushing Syndrome - complications; Cushing's syndrome; E. tarda; Edwardsiella tarda; Edwardsiella tarda - isolation & purification; Endocarditis; Enterobacteriaceae Infections - diagnosis; Enterobacteriaceae Infections - microbiology; Enterobacteriaceae Infections - pathology; Gastroenteritis; Gastrointestinal diseases; Humans; Immunity; Infection; Liver; liver abscess; Liver Abscess - complications; Liver Abscess - diagnosis; Liver Abscess - microbiology; Liver Abscess - pathology; Male; Meningitis; Osteomyelitis; Peritonitis; Radiography, Abdominal; Reptiles & amphibians; Sepsis; Sepsis - complications; Sepsis - diagnosis; Sepsis - microbiology; Sepsis - pathology; Soft tissues; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; E. tarda; Cushing’s syndrome; liver abscess
• ISSN: 0255-0857; 1998-3646
• DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.99503

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.