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Case Reports
. 2012 Oct 29:2012:bcr-2012-007298.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007298.

Isolation of Leclercia adecarboxylata from a wound infection after exposure to hurricane-related floodwater

Vernissia Tam  1 , Seema Nayak
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Case Reports

Isolation of Leclercia adecarboxylata from a wound infection after exposure to hurricane-related floodwater

Vernissia Tam et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

A man in his early 80s presented to our emergency department with painless redness and swelling in his right leg. One week prior, he cleaned up floodwater in his basement after Hurricane Irene passed the Mid-Atlantic region of the USA in August 2011. Physical examination included large purple bullae and raised concern for necrotising fasciitis. Wound culture revealed a polymicrobial infection including Leclercia adecarboxylata.

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Day 1. Left: medial view. Right: drained bullae on the lateral malleolus.
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Day 7. Left: medial view. Right: lateral view.
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