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Aeromonas hydrophila sepsis with septic embolism and rhabdomyolysis in a chronic iron overload haemodialysis patient treated with deferoxamine

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2009-08-01

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17530792
17530784

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10.1093/ndtplus/sfp029

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2-s2.0-77955942754

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Mahidol University

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NDT Plus. Vol.2, No.4 (2009), 303-305

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Supachat Chompoonuch, Wittaya Wangsomboonsiri, Pawinee Wongprasit, Somnuek Sungkanuparph, Bunyong Phakdeekitcharoen Aeromonas hydrophila sepsis with septic embolism and rhabdomyolysis in a chronic iron overload haemodialysis patient treated with deferoxamine. NDT Plus. Vol.2, No.4 (2009), 303-305. doi:10.1093/ndtplus/sfp029 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/27989

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Aeromonas hydrophila sepsis with septic embolism and rhabdomyolysis in a chronic iron overload haemodialysis patient treated with deferoxamine

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Supachat Chompoonuch
 Wittaya Wangsomboonsiri
 Pawinee Wongprasit
 Somnuek Sungkanuparph
 Bunyong Phakdeekitcharoen

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Mahidol University

Abstract

Aeromonas infection in humans is associated with certain underlying diseases, especially chronic liver disease or malignancy. However, Aeromonas infection associated with iron overload is rarely reported. We report a case of a 47-year-old female with end-stage renal disease on haemodialysis and on deferoxamine treatment for iron overload who developed Aeromonas sepsis with septic embolism and rhabdomyolysis. Although the patients with Aeromonas infection and rhabdomyolysis have been correlated with high mortality, this reported case survived. We suggest that a chronic haemodialysis patient on deferoxamine treatment for iron overload is vulnerable to Aeromonas infection. In such cases, the clinician should be alerted to the possibility of rhabdomyolsis, and frequent haemodialysis is necessary. © The Author [2009].

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