Clostridium paraputrificum Bacteremia and Ectopic Ileal Varices in Underlying Chronic Portal and Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis: Report of a Rare Case

Ischemic bowel disease is considered a high-risk factor for infection from anaerobic bacteria, as the ischemic bowel is the perfect ground for their development. Herein, we present the case of an advance stage colon cancer patient with a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding and bacteremia due to...

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Main Authors: Grigorios Smanis, Eirini Avgoustou, Ioannis Papadopoulos, Antonios Papadopoulos, Athanasios Athanasakos, Elias Athanasiadis, Foula Vassilara
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/9443664
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Ioannis Papadopoulos
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Athanasios Athanasakos
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description Ischemic bowel disease is considered a high-risk factor for infection from anaerobic bacteria, as the ischemic bowel is the perfect ground for their development. Herein, we present the case of an advance stage colon cancer patient with a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding and bacteremia due to Clostridium paraputrificum, a rare anaerobic Gram-positive bacterium. The patient had presented with several episodes of hematochezia in the context of chronic superior mesenteric-portal vein tumor thrombosis and rupture of ectopic varices, and the bacteremia was an unexpected complication of the bowel ischemia due to a combination of arterial ischemia and venous congestion.
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spelling doaj-art-e152c016710b4e05b89a36f0d4201ff12025-08-20T02:21:01ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66332024-01-01202410.1155/2024/9443664Clostridium paraputrificum Bacteremia and Ectopic Ileal Varices in Underlying Chronic Portal and Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis: Report of a Rare CaseGrigorios Smanis0Eirini Avgoustou1Ioannis Papadopoulos2Antonios Papadopoulos3Athanasios Athanasakos4Elias Athanasiadis5Foula Vassilara65th Department of Internal Medicine5th Department of Internal Medicine4th Department of Internal Medicine4th Department of Internal MedicineRadiology DepartmentOncologic Department5th Department of Internal MedicineIschemic bowel disease is considered a high-risk factor for infection from anaerobic bacteria, as the ischemic bowel is the perfect ground for their development. Herein, we present the case of an advance stage colon cancer patient with a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding and bacteremia due to Clostridium paraputrificum, a rare anaerobic Gram-positive bacterium. The patient had presented with several episodes of hematochezia in the context of chronic superior mesenteric-portal vein tumor thrombosis and rupture of ectopic varices, and the bacteremia was an unexpected complication of the bowel ischemia due to a combination of arterial ischemia and venous congestion.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/9443664
spellingShingle Grigorios Smanis
Eirini Avgoustou
Ioannis Papadopoulos
Antonios Papadopoulos
Athanasios Athanasakos
Elias Athanasiadis
Foula Vassilara
Clostridium paraputrificum Bacteremia and Ectopic Ileal Varices in Underlying Chronic Portal and Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis: Report of a Rare Case
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
title Clostridium paraputrificum Bacteremia and Ectopic Ileal Varices in Underlying Chronic Portal and Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis: Report of a Rare Case
title_full Clostridium paraputrificum Bacteremia and Ectopic Ileal Varices in Underlying Chronic Portal and Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis: Report of a Rare Case
title_fullStr Clostridium paraputrificum Bacteremia and Ectopic Ileal Varices in Underlying Chronic Portal and Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis: Report of a Rare Case
title_full_unstemmed Clostridium paraputrificum Bacteremia and Ectopic Ileal Varices in Underlying Chronic Portal and Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis: Report of a Rare Case
title_short Clostridium paraputrificum Bacteremia and Ectopic Ileal Varices in Underlying Chronic Portal and Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis: Report of a Rare Case
title_sort clostridium paraputrificum bacteremia and ectopic ileal varices in underlying chronic portal and superior mesenteric vein thrombosis report of a rare case
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/9443664
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