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Case Reports
. 2009 May 19:8:17.
doi: 10.1186/1476-0711-8-17.

Non-O1 Vibrio cholerae inguinal skin and soft tissue infection with bullous skin lesions in a patient with a penis squamous cell carcinoma

Aitziber Aguinaga  1 , María E Portillo, Jose R Yuste, Jose L del Pozo, Emilio García-Tutor, Jose L Pérez-Gracia, José Leiva
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Non-O1 Vibrio cholerae inguinal skin and soft tissue infection with bullous skin lesions in a patient with a penis squamous cell carcinoma

Aitziber Aguinaga et al. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. .

Abstract

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.

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Figure 1
Several large necrotic adenopathies in inguinal, scrotal and pubic area (CT scan).
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Figure 2
Skin lesions and cellulitis after a mayor cure.
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