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A 12-year-old hunter gelding became severely lame as a result of a laceration to the sheath of the digital flexor tendons of its left hindlimb, but there was no apparent damage to the tendons. The injury became chronically infected with Pseudomonas and Streptococcus species and Escherichia coli which did not respond to antibiotic treatment, and the horse remained lame. A postmortem examination revealed that the tendons had ruptured.

Introduction: Vibrio vulnificus proliferates during the summer in salt water where it infects the crustaceans. Expression of its pathogenicity depends on the underlying condition and mode of contamination., Observation: A 65 year-old man presented with a Vibrio vulnificus septicaemia of cutaneous origin, transmitted when he cut himself with a crawfish. The severity of the infection was enhanced by severe immuno-depression and haemochromatosis. The infection regressed with appropriate antibiotherapy., Comments: Severe V. vulnificus infections are rare. Depending on the underlying condition and mode of contamination, one can distinguish between benign gastro-enteritis, local occasionally devastating infections and usually fatal septicaemia., Conclusion: Even the most severe forms of V. vulnificus infections may be cured with early and well adapted anti-infectious treatment.