“The Baltic Sea Germ”: A Case Report of Necrotizing Fasciitis following Vibrio vulnificus Infection

Reported is an 80-year-old patient with septic shock from necrotizing fasciitis secondary to a Vibrio vulnificus (Vv) infection. The patient reports having been swimming in the Baltic Sea after a minor trauma to the left leg. Emergency superficial necrosectomy followed by intensive medical therapy w...

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Autores principales: Meyer, Heinz-Lothar, Polan, Christina, Burggraf, Manuel, Podleska, Lars, Beck, Paula, Steinau, Hans-Ulrich, Dudda, Marcel, Farzaliyev, Farhad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8967550/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35371575
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5908666

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8967550/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35371575
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5908666

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