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Background   Aeromonas hydrophila  is a gram-negative facultative anaerobic coccobacillus, which is an environmental opportunistic pathogen.  A. hydrophila  are involved in several infectious diseases such as gastroenteritis, septicemia and wound infections. However, gastroenteritis caused by  Aeromonas  spp. are rare and the clinical relevance of  Aeromonas  species in stool specimens is still under debate.    Case presentation  Our case concerns a 32-year-old woman who presented at hospital with a worsening watery diarrhea and fever requiring intensive care. A cholera-like illness was diagnosed. The patient had a past history of an anti-Hu syndrome with a myenteric ganglionitis. A molecular multiplex RT-PCR (QIAstat-Dx Gastrointestinal Panel, QIAGEN) covering a broad spectrum of diverse gastrointestinal pathogens performed directly from the stool was negative but the stool culture revealed growth of  A. hydrophila . Further investigations of the  A. hydrophila  strain in cell cultures revealed the presence of a cytotoxic enterotoxin.    Conclusions  Although  A. hydrophila  rarely causes gastroenteritis,  Aeromonas  spp. should be considered as a causative agent of severe gastroenteritis with a cholera-like presentation. This case highlights the need to perform culture methods from stool samples when PCR-based methods are negative and gastrointestinal infection is suspected.

A rare case of severe gastroenteritis caused by Aeromonas hydrophila after colectomy in a patient with anti-Hu syndrome: a case report