Case of Bacteremia in a Patient Heterozygous for HFE P.C282Y Mutation and Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis

Overview

Journal SAGE Open Med Case Rep

Publisher Sage Publications

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2023 May 19

PMID 37205158

Authors

Kateryna Strubchevska

Marko Kozyk

Nicole Marijanovich

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Abstract

is a Gram-negative bacterium, a member of the family. is the main cause of seafood-related deaths in the United States because it can cause severe wound infections or sepsis. This microorganism is highly dependent on iron availability. Therefore, patients with high body iron levels are more susceptible to the infection. Prompt treatment with cephalosporins as well as doxycycline is usually administered. We present a case of bacteremia in a patient heterozygous for HFE p.C282Y mutation and underlying alcoholic liver cirrhosis.

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