<i>Chromobacterium haemolyticum</i> Pneumonia Possibly Due to the Aspiration of Runoff Water

• Takenaka Ryuichi

  Department of Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Oita University Faculty of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine

• Nureki Shin-ichi

  Department of Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Oita University Faculty of Medicine

• Ueno Tamio

  Clinical Laboratory Center of Oita University Hospital

• Shigemitsu Osamu

  Department of Emergency Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine

• Miyazaki Eishi

  Center for Community Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine

• Kadota Jun-ichi

  Department of Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Oita University Faculty of Medicine

• Miki Tsuyoshi

  Department of Microbiology, School of Pharmacology, Kitasato University

• Okada Nobuhiko

  Department of Microbiology, School of Pharmacology, Kitasato University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• Chromobacterium haemolyticum Pneumonia Possibly Due to the Aspiration of Runoff Water

Abstract

Here, we report a case of pneumonia possibly caused by the aspiration of runoff water containing Chromobacterium haemolyticum. A 69-year-old man became intoxicated with alcohol, fell into a ditch, and lost consciousness after suffering a blow to the head. The lower half of his body was completely paralyzed because of damage to his spinal cord, and he aspirated runoff water from the ditch. Chest computed tomography scans revealed consolidation in the right upper lobe and bilateral lower lobes. A sputum culture detected gram-negative bacteria that was identified as C. haemolyticum. Antibacterial chemotherapy was initiated, and the clinical course was favorable. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of C. haemolyticum pneumonia in the literature.

Journal

• Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

  Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases 68 (6), 526-529, 2015

  National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Editorial Committee

Keywords

• aspiration
• <i>Chromobacterium haemolyticum</i>
• pneumonia
• runoff water

Details

• CRID: 1390001206241245952
• NII Article ID: 130005109801
• NII Book ID: AA1132885X
• DOI: 10.7883/yoken.jjid.2014.285
• ISSN: 18842836
• ISSN: 13446304
• NDL BIB ID: 026947539
• PubMed: 26073729
• Web Site: http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/026947539
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• Text Lang: en
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