Food poisoning as a cause of acute liver failure

We report a 9-year-old girl with cereulide-producing Bacillus cereus food poisoning, who developed fulminant hepatitis, renal and pancreatic insufficiency, shock, and prolonged seizures. She was transferred to our institution for hepatic transplantation before her diagnosis was established. As a res...

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Published inThe Pediatric infectious disease journal Vol. 27; no. 9; p. 846
Main Authors Pósfay-Barbe, Klara M, Schrenzel, Jacques, Frey, Joachim, Studer, René, Korff, Christian, Belli, Dominique C, Parvex, Paloma, Rimensberger, Peter C, Schäppi, Michela G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.09.2008
Subjects
Acute Kidney Injury - etiology
Bacillus cereus - isolation & purification
Child
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency - etiology
Female
Foodborne Diseases - complications
Foodborne Diseases - microbiology
Foodborne Diseases - therapy
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - complications
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - microbiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - therapy
Humans
Liver Failure, Acute - etiology
Seizures - etiology
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Summary:We report a 9-year-old girl with cereulide-producing Bacillus cereus food poisoning, who developed fulminant hepatitis, renal and pancreatic insufficiency, shock, and prolonged seizures. She was transferred to our institution for hepatic transplantation before her diagnosis was established. As a result of rapid identification of the microorganism and supportive care, liver transplantation was avoided, and she recovered fully.
ISSN:0891-3668
DOI:10.1097/INF.0b013e318170f2ae