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A rare case of necrotizing fasciitis caused by Vibrio cholerae O8 in an immunocompetent patient.
- Source :
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Wiener klinische Wochenschrift [Wien Klin Wochenschr] 2016 Oct; Vol. 128 (19-20), pp. 728-730. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Sep 07. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- We report a case of necrotizing fasciitis of the leg caused by Vibrio cholerae O8 in a 63-year-old immunocompetent man after he had been fishing in a lake on a Croatian island. The strain was cytotoxic, invasive and adhesive and contained a fragment of the gene for El Tor-like hemolysin (El Tor hlyA). After surgical and antibiotic treatment, the patient fully recovered.
- Subjects :
- Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use
Cholera complications
Cholera therapy
Combined Modality Therapy methods
Debridement methods
Diagnosis, Differential
Fasciitis, Necrotizing etiology
Fasciitis, Necrotizing therapy
Humans
Immunocompetence immunology
Male
Middle Aged
Rare Diseases diagnosis
Rare Diseases etiology
Rare Diseases microbiology
Species Specificity
Treatment Outcome
Vibrio cholerae classification
Cholera diagnosis
Cholera microbiology
Fasciitis, Necrotizing diagnosis
Fasciitis, Necrotizing microbiology
Vibrio cholerae isolation & purification
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1613-7671
- Volume :
- 128
- Issue :
- 19-20
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Wiener klinische Wochenschrift
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27604649
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-016-1060-3