Non-O1, Non-O139 Vibrio cholerae Septicemia after Acupuncture.
10.12771/emj.2013.36.S.S22
- Author:
Tae Seop LIM
1
;
Ah Young JI
;
Jung Hee LEE
;
Sooyun CHANG
;
In Soo KIM
;
Young Ju KIM
;
Beom Kyung KIM
;
Seung Up KIM
;
Jun Yong PARK
;
Sang Hoon AHN
;
Kwang Hyub HAN
;
Do Young KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. dyk1025@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Acupuncture;
Cellulitis;
Liver cirrhosis;
Sepsis;
Vibrio cholerae
- MeSH:
Acupuncture*;
Cellulitis;
Humans;
Liver Cirrhosis;
Lower Extremity;
Middle Aged;
Seafood;
Seawater;
Sepsis*;
Vibrio cholerae*;
Vibrio*
- From:The Ewha Medical Journal
2013;36(Suppl):S22-S24
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Vibrio cholerae is mainly known to cause gastrointestinal infection after seawater exposure or raw seafood intake. It is rarely reported to cause cellulitis or sepsis, but threre has been no known case after acupuncture. Herein, We report a 56-year-old cirrhotic patient of non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae septicemia caused by cellulitis of both lower extremities after acupuncture.
