Severe Sepsis and Wet Gangrene Requiring Foot Amputation Caused by an Emerging Human Pathogen – Shewanella algae

A 69-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus, peripheral vascular disease, and other comorbidities presented with recurrent syncopal episodes. Cellulitic skin changes in her right lower extremity were noted, as well as a large hemorrhagic bulla on the dorsum of her right foot. Severe sepsis was...

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Autores principales: Talbot, Zuzana, Amble, Arun, Delva, Guesly, Eddib, Abdulmagid, Muddassir, Salman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Infectious Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6823033/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31720144
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5668

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6823033/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31720144
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5668

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