Vibrio fluvialis Liver Abscess and Bacteremia in a Sashimi Lover: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Satoshi Kitaura; Koh Okamoto; Yoshitaka Wakabayashi; Yuta Okada; Aiko Okazaki; Mahoko Ikeda; Ryunosuke Hakuta; Yousuke Nakai; Shu Okugawa; Kazuhiko Koike; Kyoji Moriya

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofaa212

Vibrio fluvialis Liver Abscess and Bacteremia in a Sashimi Lover: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Jun 6;7(6):ofaa212. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa212. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
² Department of Gastroenterology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

Abstract

Vibrio fluvialis is a foodborne pathogen known to cause a cholera-like gastroenteritis syndrome. Here we report the first case of V. fluvialis liver abscess and bacteremia presumed to be from sashimi, a Japanese raw seafood delicacy. We also provide a literature review of reported cases of V. fluvialis extra-intestinal diseases including bacteremia.

Keywords: Vibrio fluvialis; Vibrio species; bacteremia; liver abscess.

Publication types

Case Reports