title: Necrotizing fasciitis due to Vibrio alginolyticus in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: We describe a patient with a history of asthma and remote use of steroids the development of necrotizing fascitis due to Vibrio alginolyticus after an injury from a coral reef during bathing in the Caribbean Sea off Colombia. The patient recovered with aggressive surgical debridement and antibiotics.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogota Medical Center, Bogotá, Capital District, Colombia. Juanmanuel.gomez@ama.com.co
authors.forename: Juan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.forename: Roosevelt
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fajardo
authors.forename: Jose F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Patiño
authors.forename: Cesar A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Arias
mesh_terms: D037421:Anthozoa; D003646:Debridement; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012623:Seawater; D013550:Swimming; D014733:Vibrio / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000382:microbiology*