[Aeromonas hydrophila pneumonia associated with a traffic accident. Report of a case]. / Neumonía por aeromonas hydrophila asociada a un accidente de tránsito. Reporte de un caso.

The case of a patient who was driving a car after getting drunk is presented. His car turned over and he fell into an irrigation canal, and, as a result, he suffered from an incomplete drowning syndrome. He was admitted in the Intensive Care Unit with acute inflammatory pneumonia and a strain of Aeromonas hydrophila was isolated in blood. The patient's evolution was favorable. It is the first report on a case like this in our country.