Non-O1 Vibrio cholerae inguinal skin and soft tissue infection with bullous skin lesions in a patient with a penis squamous cell carcinoma.
Vibrio spp. is a pathogen rarely isolated in cancer patients, and in most cases it is associated with haematological diseases. Cutaneous manifestations of this organism are even rarer. We report a case of Non-O1 Vibrio cholerae inguinal skin and soft tissue infection presenting bullous skin lesions in a young type II diabetic patient with a penis squamous cell carcinoma having a seawater exposure history.
Aguinaga
Aitziber
A
Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. aaguinaga@unav.es
Portillo
María E
ME
Yuste
Jose R
JR
del Pozo
Jose L
JL
García-Tutor
Emilio
E
Pérez-Gracia
Jose L
JL
Leiva
José
J
D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013550:Swimming; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D044163:Vibrio cholerae non-O1 / Q000302:isolation & purification*