Sepsis by Chromobacterium violaceum: first case report from Colombia

AUTOR(ES)

Díaz Pérez, Julio Alexander, García, Jorge, Rodriguez Villamizar, Laura Andrea

FONTE

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007-08

RESUMO

Chromobacterium violaceum is found in tropical and subtropical regions; it is the only Chromobacterium species pathogenic for humans. Due to its rare presentation, physicians often ignore the importance of this pathogen. We report a fulminant fatal case of bacteremia in a 38-year-old Colombian man. The clinical manifestations were fever, thoracic pain, respiratory failure and death. His condition, from the beginning of clinical diagnosis, went into continuous deterioration, till his death, within a few days after the symptoms began. Two hemocultures isolated C. violaceum. We conclude that doctors should consider this differential diagnosis in patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome, with continuous deterioration.

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