Necrotizing fasciitis from Vibrio vulnificus in a patient with undiagnosed hepatitis and cirrhosis.
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.
Muldrew
Kenneth L
KL
Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Miller
Russell R
RR
Kressin
Megan
M
Tang
Yi-Wei
YW
Stratton
Charles
C
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*