Vibrio vulnificus Infection Presenting as Septic Arthritis of the Knee: A Case Report.
10.4055/jkoa.2007.42.2.276
- Author:
Heun Guyn JUNG
1
;
Jin Bae CHOI
;
Yu Seok SEO
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kwangju Christian Hospital, Gwangju, Korea. guyton2@naver
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Vibrio vulnificus;
Septic arthritis
- MeSH:
Mortality
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2007;42(2):276-279
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Vibrio vulnificus is a fatal marine Gram-negative bacillus that might cause septicemia, necrotizing cellulites in patients with underlying liver disease or an immunocompromised health status, and is associated with high mortality. It is usually attributed to the ingestion of raw shellfish or traumatic exposure to the marine environment. The clinical manifestation includes fever, chill, hypotension, and skin lesions such as erythematous patch, vesicle, bullae that develop into necrosis and wound infections. We report a case of Vibrio vulnificus septicemia and necrotizing fascitis in a patient who presented with septic arthritis of the knee as the first clinical manifestation.
