Kocaeli University, Medical Faculty, Department of Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases, Kocaeli, Turkey.
Int J Infect Dis. 2009 Nov;13(6):e456-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.12.008. Epub 2009 Feb 7.
We present herein an unusual case of anthrax pneumonia secondary to gastrointestinal infection. In this case, severe abdominal pain occurred during the course of a stent placement procedure. The patient had undergone surgery with the prediagnosis of intestinal ischemia. On the second postoperative day, pneumonia developed and B. anthracis grew as the etiologic agent. Pathological examination of small-bowel sections revealed findings in accordance with anthrax.
我们在此呈现一例不常见的胃肠道感染继发炭疽性肺炎病例。本例患者在支架置入术中出现严重腹痛，既往有肠缺血手术史。术后第 2 天发生肺炎，病原菌为炭疽杆菌。小肠节段病理检查发现符合炭疽的特征。
