The Fulminating Course of Infection Caused by Shewanella algae: A Case Report

Abstract

Shewanella algae, a Gram-negative bacillus found in warm saltwater environments, has been increasingly recognized as a human pathogen that can cause infection of the skin and soft tissue, ear, blood, and intra-abdominal. In this case, we report a Shewanella algae infection that caused sepsis, renal insufficiency, cardiac dysfunction, fistula and massive pleural effusion after surgery in a 73-year-old man with cancer of the esophagus and cardia.

Keywords:

• Shewanella species
• Shewanella algae
• fulminating course
• malignancy
• sepsis

Ethics Statement

This case had obtained the consent of the ethics committee of Xijing Hospital, and written informed consent was obtained from the patient’s relatives for the publication of the case details and any accompanying images.

Disclosure

The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.