Vibrio parahaemolyticus Induced Cellulitis and Septic Shock after a Sea Beach Holiday in a Patient with Leg Ulcers

Infections with Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a gram-negative bacterium found in salt water, are mainly gastrointestinal or cutaneous. The development of sepsis is not uncommon. We report the case of an 85-year-old patient who developed lower limb cellulitis caused by V. parahaemolyticus, originating fro...

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Autores principales: Guillod, Caroline, Ghitti, Francesca, Mainetti, Carlo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2019
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Case and Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6514507/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31123452
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000499478
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description Infections with Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a gram-negative bacterium found in salt water, are mainly gastrointestinal or cutaneous. The development of sepsis is not uncommon. We report the case of an 85-year-old patient who developed lower limb cellulitis caused by V. parahaemolyticus, originating from leg ulcers and complicated by septicaemia and septic shock, after a sea beach holiday. We discuss the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and treatment of V. parahaemolyticus infections.
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spelling pubmed-65145072019-05-23 Vibrio parahaemolyticus Induced Cellulitis and Septic Shock after a Sea Beach Holiday in a Patient with Leg Ulcers Guillod, Caroline Ghitti, Francesca Mainetti, Carlo Case Rep Dermatol Case and Review Infections with Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a gram-negative bacterium found in salt water, are mainly gastrointestinal or cutaneous. The development of sepsis is not uncommon. We report the case of an 85-year-old patient who developed lower limb cellulitis caused by V. parahaemolyticus, originating from leg ulcers and complicated by septicaemia and septic shock, after a sea beach holiday. We discuss the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and treatment of V. parahaemolyticus infections. S. Karger AG 2019-04-16 /pmc/articles/PMC6514507/ /pubmed/31123452 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000499478 Text en Copyright © 2019 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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Guillod, Caroline
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus Induced Cellulitis and Septic Shock after a Sea Beach Holiday in a Patient with Leg Ulcers
title Vibrio parahaemolyticus Induced Cellulitis and Septic Shock after a Sea Beach Holiday in a Patient with Leg Ulcers
title_full Vibrio parahaemolyticus Induced Cellulitis and Septic Shock after a Sea Beach Holiday in a Patient with Leg Ulcers
title_fullStr Vibrio parahaemolyticus Induced Cellulitis and Septic Shock after a Sea Beach Holiday in a Patient with Leg Ulcers
title_full_unstemmed Vibrio parahaemolyticus Induced Cellulitis and Septic Shock after a Sea Beach Holiday in a Patient with Leg Ulcers
title_short Vibrio parahaemolyticus Induced Cellulitis and Septic Shock after a Sea Beach Holiday in a Patient with Leg Ulcers
title_sort vibrio parahaemolyticus induced cellulitis and septic shock after a sea beach holiday in a patient with leg ulcers
topic Case and Review
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6514507/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31123452
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000499478
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