Cutaneous manifestations of non-01 Vibrio cholerae septicemia with gastroenteritis and meningitis.
A 58-year-old man with diabetes had fever and chills 5 days after ingestion of raw seafood. Nausea, vomiting, watery diarrhea, bilateral calf pain, and neck stiffness subsequently developed. Generalized edema and ecchymotic patches with a vesiculobullous eruption appeared on the extremities. Four blood cultures were positive for Vibrio cholerae non-01. The patient was successfully treated with antibiotics. This is the first documented case of V. cholerae non-01 septicemia with cutaneous lesions and meningitis in Taiwan.
Chan
H L
HL
Department of Dermatology, Chang Gung Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ho
H C
HC
Kuo
T T
TT
D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D002771:Cholera / Q000150:complications*; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017747:Seafood / Q000506:poisoning; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000382:microbiology*; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000145:classification