[Cellulitis caused by Aeromonas hydrophila].
We report the case of a cirrhotic patient with leukocytoclastic vasculitis who developed a rapid and progressive cellulitis with hemorrhagic bulla and sepsis due to Aeromonas hydrophila, the portal of entry was the surgical leech of a cutaneous biopsy.
de la Fuente Aguado
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Servicio de Medicina Interna-Enfermedades Infecciosas, Complejo Hospitalario Xeral-Cíes, Vigo, Pontevedra.
Nodar Germiñas
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Touza Rey
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Crespo Casal
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Arnillas Gómez
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Martínez Vázquez
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D016980:Aeromonas hydrophila; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018366:Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications