Irmak BARAN, Aydın ACAR, Yasemin GENÇ, Neriman AKSU

Olgu Raporu: Vibrio alginolyticus'a bağlı bir eksternal otit olgusu

Vibrio alginolyticus; sıcak ve tuzlu deniz suyunda yaşamayı seven, insanda nadir olarak enfeksiyon etkeni olabilen Gram negatif basildir. Bu olgu sunumunda, kulak kültüründe saf ve yoğun olarak V. alginolyticus üreyen 15 yaşında bir kadın hasta sunulmuştur. Hastanın öyküsünde şikayetlerin başlangıcından önce tatilini deniz kıyısında geçirdiği ve buradayken sık sık yüzdüğü öğrenilmiştir. suyundan olduğu düşünülmüştür. V. alginolyticus izolatı test edilen tüm antibiyotiklere duyarlı bulunmuştur. Hasta amoksisilin-klavulonik asit ve siprofloksasin tedavisi ile sağlığına kavuşmuştur. Üç tarafı denizlerle çevrili olan ülkemizde V. alginolyticus dış kulak otitine dair çok nadir bildirim olmaktadır, bu konuya dikkat çekmek için bu olgu sunulmuştur.

Case Report: A case of otitis externa due to Vibrio alginolyticus

Vibrio alginolyticus is a Gram negative bacillus which likes to live in warm and salty seawater and may rarely be infectious agent in humans. In this case report we present a 15-year-old female patient in whose ear culture pure and dense growth of V. alginolyticus was observed. It was learned from the patient history that before the onset of complaints, the patient spent her holiday near seaside and swam regularly. Therefore, it was thought that the contamination was through seawater. It was found that V. alginolyticus isolate was susceptible to all antibiotics tested. Patient has recovered her health with amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and ciprofloxacin therapy. In our country which is surrounded by seas on three sides, report of otitis externa by V. alginolyticus is very rare, so this case was presented to draw the attention to this issue.

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