Fulminant septicemia caused by Yersinia enterocolitica

A lethal case of septicemia caused by Yershia enterocolitica serotype 3 is described. A 59-year-old male, previously healthy, presented with 6 weeks of fever, abdominal pains and gradual prostration ending in overhelming septicemia and death before a conclusive diagnosis was established. Necropsy showed cirrhosis, haemochromatosis and numerous abscesses in the liver.