Open Access 01-12-2021 | Malnutrition | Case report
Myiasis absent Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica bacteremia in a lung cancer patient: a case report
Published in: European Journal of Medical Research | Issue 1/2021
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Background
A gruesome infection was found in a woman with advanced lung tumor and associated malnutrition. Worldwide, bacteremia with Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica was only found in 13 cases yet.
Case presentation
This is the first case in Austria and the first case without infestation of maggots.
Conclusions
This germ is an emerging human pathogen not only in patients with poor personal hygiene, difficult social circumstances, alcohol dependence or chronic wounds. It must be included in the differential diagnosis of immunocompromised patients with pneumonia.