Food poisoning as a cause of acute liver failure.

Abstract

We report a 9-year-old girl with cereulide-producing Bacillus cereus food poisoning, who developed fulminant hepatitis, renal and pancreatic insufficiency, shock, and prolonged seizures. She was transferred to our institution for hepatic transplantation before her diagnosis was established. As a result of rapid identification of the microorganism and supportive care, liver transplantation was avoided, and she recovered fully.

• Authors: Klara M Pósfay-Barbe, Jacques Schrenzel, Joachim Frey, René Studer, Christian Korff, Dominique C Belli, Paloma Parvex, Peter C Rimensberger, Michela G Schäppi
• Journal: The Pediatric infectious disease journal (Pediatr Infect Dis J) Vol. 27 Issue 9 Pg. 846-7 (Sep 2008) ISSN: 0891-3668 [Print] United States
• PMID: 18664929 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Acute Kidney Injury (etiology)
• Bacillus cereus (isolation & purification)
• Child
• Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (etiology)
• Female
• Foodborne Diseases (complications, microbiology, therapy)
• Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections (complications, microbiology, therapy)
• Humans
• Liver Failure, Acute (etiology)
• Seizures (etiology)