Case 160. Vibrio vulnificus infection (56 y-o M)
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Case 160. Vibrio vulnificus infection (56 y-o M) |
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| Skin biopsy from the lethal gangrene of the thigh without gas formation, seen in a cirrhotic patient | |||
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The microbes are Gram-negative (Gram). Cirrhotic patients with high serum iron levels are particularly susceptible to Vibrio vulnificus. The patient ate uncooled raw oyster. | ||
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