Septic shock due to Vibrio alginolyticus in a cirrhotic patient: the first case in Korea.
We describe a case of septic shock due to Vibrio alginolyticus presenting with fever and bilateral leg pain. Despite intensive management with antibiotics and inotropic agents, the patient died from septic shock 1 day after hospitalization. V. alginolyticus was isolated from both leg wounds and a blood culture. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of V. alginolyticus bacteremia in Korea.
Lee
Dong-Young
DY
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-702, Korea.
Moon
Soo-Youn
SY
Lee
Sang-Oh
SO
Yang
Hee-Young
HY
Lee
Hee-Joo
HJ
Lee
Mi Suk
MS
D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D044149:Vibrio alginolyticus / Q000302:isolation & purification*