Vibrio vulnificus infection in Southern Brazil - Case report

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Joao Cesar Beenke Franca¹  Sonia Mara Raboni¹  Elise Sanfelice¹  Diego Polido¹  Arthur Gentili¹  Fabricio Marques¹ 

关键词: Immunosuppression;    Immunocompromised host;    Seafood;    Sepsis;    Shellfish;    Skin diseases;    Alimentos marinhos;    Dermatopatias;    Frutos do mar;    Hospedeiro imunocomprometido;    Imunossupressao;    Sepse;   

DOI  :  10.1590/abd1806-4841.20131780

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The genus Vibrio is a member of the family Vibrionaceae, and among theirdisease-causing species, Vibrio vulnificus, a lactose-positivegram-negative bacillus, is one of the most virulent pathogen of the noncholeraevibrios. We describe the case of a 39-year-old male patient, who was usingimmunosuppressive therapy, admitted to the hospital for liver transplantation. Twelvehours later, the patient presented high fever, myalgia, anuria and erythematousplaques on lower limbs, of rapid growth and proximal progression. The patient wastreated with ceftriaxone, meropenem and oxacillin, however he expired within 30hours. Blood cultures showed growth of a gram-negative bacillus, which was lateridentified as Vibrio vulnificus.

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