Sepsis por Chromobacterium violaceum pigmentado y no pigmentado

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Chromobacterium violaceum sepsis is rare but associated with a high mortality rate. We report a fatal case of C. violaceum sepsis in a 6 years old Venezuelan indian boy. Clinical manifestations were fever and swelling in the right inguinal region. The initial diagnosis was an appendicular plastron. Appendicectomy was performed and during surgery a right psoas abscess was identified that resulted culture positive for pigmented C. violaceum. Blood cultures were positive for a pigmented and non pigmented C. violaceum strain. Imipenem and amikacin were administered despite of which the child died 9 days after hospital admission.

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Guevara, A., Salomón, M., Oliveros, M., Guevara, E., Guevara, M., & Medina, Z. (2007). Sepsis por Chromobacterium violaceum pigmentado y no pigmentado. Revista Chilena de Infectologia, 24(5), 402–406. https://doi.org/10.4067/s0716-10182007000500010

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