Case report. Epididymo-orchitis and bacteremia caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides in an HIV-infected patient

AIDS Read. 2001 Dec;11(12):617-9.

Abstract

Invasive infection and extraintestinal complications are rarely caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides, a waterborne bacterium implicated in gastroenteritis. Recent evidence from several reports suggests its importance in causing opportunistic infections in immunocompromised hosts. We report a case of P shigelloides bacteremia and epididymo-orchitis in a patient with HIV infection and chronic hepatitis C. This case illustrates a novel site of involvement by P shigelloides and underscores its role as an opportunistic pathogen.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Epididymitis / microbiology*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections*
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • Hepatitis C / complications
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Orchitis / microbiology*
  • Plesiomonas*