Lung imaging characteristics in a patient infected with Elizabethkingia miricola following cerebral hemorrhage surgery: A case report

Abstract

BACKGROUND Elizabethkingia miricola is a non-fermenting gram-negative bacterium, which was first isolated from the condensate of the Russian peace space station in 2003. Most studies on this bacterium have been carried out in the laboratory, and clinical case studies are rare. To date, a total of 6 clinical cases have been reported worldwide. CASE SUMMARY We present the first case of postoperative pulmonary infection in a patient with intracerebral hemorrhage due to Elizabethkingia miricola . The imaging characteristics of pulmonary infection were identified and the formulation and selection of the clinical treatment plan for this patient are discussed. CONCLUSION Elizabethkingia miricola infection is rare. When pulmonary infection occurs, computed tomography imaging may show diffuse distribution of a ground glass density shadow in both lungs, the air containing bronchial sign in local areas, thickening of bronchial vascular bundle, and pleural effusion.