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Case Reports
. 2003 Jul;41(7):3427-9.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.7.3427-3429.2003.

Necrotizing fasciitis due to Vibrio alginolyticus in an immunocompetent patient

Juan M Gomez  1 , Roosevelt Fajardo, Jose F Patiño, Cesar A Arias
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Case Reports

Necrotizing fasciitis due to Vibrio alginolyticus in an immunocompetent patient

Juan M Gomez et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Jul.

Abstract

We describe a patient with a history of asthma and remote use of steroids the development of necrotizing fascitis due to Vibrio alginolyticus after an injury from a coral reef during bathing in the Caribbean Sea off Colombia. The patient recovered with aggressive surgical debridement and antibiotics.

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Figures

FIG. 1.
FIG. 1.
Primary and secondary skin involvement after surgical debridement. (A) Site of the original wound. (B) Debrided lesion that developed on day 4 of hospitalization. The lesion was distant from the original site of inoculation. Note the severe edema and necrosis of subdermal tissues.
FIG. 2.
FIG. 2.
Histopathological study of a biopsy sample taken from the patient's lesion. This representative section shows severe septal panniculitis. The fascia contains severe extensive necrosis and acute inflammatory changes marked by lines indicating polymorphonuclear cells (PMN).
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