Galicia Clínica (Sep 2018)

Vibrio Cholerae non-O1 non-O139: The first reported case of bacteremic cellulitis in Portugal

  • Luís Pontes-Santos,
  • Joana Couto,
  • Joana Carlos-Alves,
  • Raquel López

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22546/49/1148
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 79, no. 3
pp. 84 – 86

Abstract

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Non-O1 non-O139 Vibrio cholerae can rarely cause severe extra-intestinal infections like skin and soft tissue infections, primary bacteremia or pneumonia. The authors describe a case of a 69-year-old man who developed a bacteriemic cellulitis after placing his legs in shallow water in the Cávado river estuary. This is the first reported case of a non-O1 non-O139 V.cholerae bacteriemic celluilitis in Portugal.

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