Shewanella algae infection after surgical treatment of Haglund's heel and rupture of the Achilles tendon
Prischl, C.; Bendtsen, M.M.; Laursen, M.
Ugeskrift for Laeger 176(43)
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 1603-6824 PMID: 25353681 Document Number: 678873
This is a case report of soft tissue infection with the marine bacterium Shewanella algae that is rare in Denmark. The patient was a 43-year-old male and he was treated surgically for Haglund's heel, a bony protrusion at the calcaneus. After clinical healing the patient suffered a rupture of the Achilles tendon, which was treated surgically as well. The post-operative healing process proved to be protracted with a number of surgical wound revisions being necessary. A microbiology culture showed the presence of S. algae and after proper antibiotic treatment the patient recovered quickly.