Open AccessFulminant phlegmonitis of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum due toBacillus thuringiensis
Author(s) -
Hisatake Matsumoto
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i12.3741
Subject(s) - duodenum , esophagus , stomach , bacillus thuringiensis , medicine , fulminant , gastroenterology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , genetics
We report a case of phlegmonitis of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum in patient in an immunocompromised state. Culture of gastric juice and blood yielded Bacillus thuringiensis. This case showed that even low-virulence bacilli can cause lethal gastrointestinal phlegmonous gastritis in conditions of immunodeficiency.
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