Pseudomembranous tracheobronchitis due to Bacillus cereus

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作者
Strauss, R
Mueller, A
Wehler, M
Neureiter, D
Fischer, E
Gramatzki, M
Hahn, EG
机构
[1] Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Dept Med 1, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
[2] Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Dept Med 2, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
[3] Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Inst Pathol, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
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10.1086/322674
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
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We present a case of a rapidly progressive pseudomembranous tracheobronchitis and pneumonia in a 52-year-old woman with severe aplastic anemia. Bacillus cereus was isolated from bronchoalveolar lavage fluids, blood cultures, and pseudomembrane biopsy specimens; despite intensive antibiotic treatment, the patient's condition deteriorated rapidly. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a B. cereus infection that has caused pseudomembranous tracheobronchitis, possibly because of the production of bacterial toxins.
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