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Development of cellulitis caused by Aeromonas hydrophila in allogeneic hematopoietic transplantation: a case report

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The Aeromonas species are Gram-negative bacteria that are commonly found in aquatic environments. Aeromonas hydrophila is the most frequently isolated in humans and has been responsible for a variety of infections: gastrointestinal syndromes, skin and soft tissue infections, sepsis and other less common syndromes.1

The infections of s.c. tissue as cellulitis and necrotizing fasciitis with or without myonecrosis have been reported more frequently in normal patients as complications of traumatic events or in patients with liver cirrhosis or diabetes, while bacteremia and sepsis are observed in patients with malignancies or otherwise immunocompromised. A high risk of mortality approaching 60–75% is reported in fasciitis and sepsis.2

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  1. Department of Hematology, Stem Cell Transplant Unit, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy

    L Cudillo, E Ceresoli, B Mariotti, A Di Veroli & W Arcese

  2. Division of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy

    L Sarmati, M Viscione & M Andreoni

  3. Division of Surgery, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy

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Cudillo, L., Ceresoli, E., Sarmati, L. et al. Development of cellulitis caused by Aeromonas hydrophila in allogeneic hematopoietic transplantation: a case report. Bone Marrow Transplant 49, 595–596 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2013.230

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