PEDIATRICS Vol. 73 No. 2 February 1984, pp. 253-254
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Aeromonas hydrophila: A Treatable Cause of Diarrhea

HARRY KIPPERMAN MD1, MOSHE EPHROS MD1, MORRIS LAMBDIN MD, FAAP1, and KAREN WHITE-ROGERS MT(ASCP)1

1 Department of Pediatrics, Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, Ellsworth, Maine

Aeromonads are bacteria, found in water and soil, which cause a wide spectrum of human infections in normal and compromised hosts.1 Although primarily gastrointestinal pathogens, aeromonads also cause trauma-related infections of skin, soft tissue, muscle and bone, as well as non-trauma-related infections, including endocarditis.1-4 Gastrointestinal infections due to Aeromonas sp are frequently identified in Southeast Asia, India, and Australia3,5-7 but rarely in the United States.2,8 This report describes a case of profuse watery diarrhea due to Aeromonas hydrophila in a child from Maine.

CASE REPORT

A 5-month-old female infant with Down's syndrome and Hirschsprung's disease developed diarrhea and vomiting.




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