The First Fatal Case of Chromobacterium violaceum Infection in Japan

Shinsuke Takeda; Yoshihiro Tanaka; Matsuyoshi Maeda; Hikaru Hayakawa; So Mitsuya; Ken-ichi Yamauchi

doi:10.12659/AJCR.932037

02 October 2021 : Case report Japan

The First Fatal Case of Chromobacterium violaceum Infection in Japan

Mistake in diagnosis, Management of emergency care, Rare disease

Shinsuke Takeda^12ABEF*, Yoshihiro Tanaka

^3AEF, Matsuyoshi Maeda^4BE, Hikaru Hayakawa^2E, So Mitsuya^12E, Ken-ichi Yamauchi^2E

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932037

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932037

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Figure 4. Microscopic findings of the psoas abscess at autopsy. (A) Light micrograph with hematoxylin and eosin staining showing psoas abscess and inflammatory cell infiltration by neutrophils and mononuclear cells. (B) At a higher magnification, numerous bacilli (arrows) are scattered.

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The First Fatal Case of Chromobacterium violaceum Infection in Japan

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