Necrotizing fasciitis from Vibrio vulnificus in a patient with undiagnosed hepatitis and cirrhosis

J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Mar;45(3):1058-62. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00979-06. Epub 2007 Jan 24.

Abstract

Necrotizing fasciitis due to Vibrio vulnificus may result in overwhelming sepsis, leading to death in some patients. Significant risk factors for severe disease include preexisting liver disease. We report a case of Vibrio vulnificus necrotizing fasciitis in a patient with previously undiagnosed chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / microbiology*
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / pathology
  • Hepatitis, Chronic / complications*
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis / complications*
  • Lower Extremity / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Vibrio Infections / microbiology*
  • Vibrio Infections / pathology
  • Vibrio vulnificus / isolation & purification*