Cellulitis Caused by Shewanella haliotis Case Report and Literature Review

摘要

We report a case of cellulitis caused by Shewanella haliotis. The infection occurred on the leg in a patient with multiple pathologies, including diabetes, liver cirrhosis, and chronic venous insufficiency. The source of infection was unclear, and clinical outcome was good after treatment with ciprofloxacin for 14 days. The review of the literature shows that S. haliotis has been rarely implicated in human infections. Sporadic cases of severe skin and soft tissue infections, bacteremia, and sepsis have been reported from Asian countries. Shewanella haliotis should be considered as a potential human pathogen. However, infections due to this organism may be more common than previously recognized because accurate bacteriological identification requires the use of 16S rRNA sequence analysis.