Necrotizing fasciitis from Vibrio vulnificus in a patient with undiagnosed hepatitis and cirrhosis.

ABSTRACT: Necrotizing fasciitis due to Vibrio vulnificus may result in overwhelming sepsis, leading to death in some patients. Significant risk factors for severe disease include preexisting liver disease. We report a case of Vibrio vulnificus necrotizing fasciitis in a patient with previously undiagnosed chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis.

SUBMITTER: Muldrew KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1829097 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature