Vibrio fluvialis hemorrhagic cellulitis and cerebritis.
We describe a case of Vibrio fluvialis hemorrhagic cellulitis and cerebritis following multiple fire-ant stings and wading in brackish water. A high index of suspicion is required for diagnosis of this specific pathogen and concordant infection. This is, to our knowledge, the first report of this type of wound infection.
Huang
Kuo-Chin
KC
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chia-Yi, Hsien 613, Taiwan. kc2672@adm.cgmh.org.tw
Hsu
Robert Wen-Wei
RW
D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants / Q000382:microbiology; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006470:Hemorrhage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014733:Vibrio / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission*; D014871:Water Microbiology