Acute Raoultella planticola cystitis in a child with rhabdomyosarcoma of the bladder neck

Pediatr Int. 2015 Oct;57(5):985-7. doi: 10.1111/ped.12677.

Abstract

Raoultella planticola is a Gram-negative, non-motile, aerobic bacillus. It is an environmental bacteria found in soil and water, and a very rare cause of local or systemic infection in humans. Although some adult cases of R. planticola infection have been reported, childhood local or systemic infection caused by R. planticola is very rare. Reported herein is a rare case of acute cystitis due to R. planticola in a 16-month-old boy with rhabdomyosarcoma of the bladder neck, and a review of the literature.

Keywords: Raoultella planticola; child; cystitis; rhabdomyosarcoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Cystitis / complications*
  • Cystitis / diagnosis
  • Cystitis / microbiology
  • Cystoscopy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / isolation & purification*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / complications*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma / complications*
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma / diagnosis
  • Urinalysis
  • Urinary Bladder / diagnostic imaging*
  • Urinary Bladder / microbiology
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / complications*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / diagnosis