title: Necrotizing fasciitis from Vibrio vulnificus in a patient with undiagnosed hepatitis and cirrhosis.
abstract: Necrotizing fasciitis due to Vibrio vulnificus may result in overwhelming sepsis, leading to death in some patients. Significant risk factors for severe disease include preexisting liver disease. We report a case of Vibrio vulnificus necrotizing fasciitis in a patient with previously undiagnosed chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: Kenneth L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Muldrew
authors.forename: Russell R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kressin
authors.forename: Yi-Wei
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stratton
mesh_terms: D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D041261:Vibrio vulnificus / Q000302:isolation & purification*