Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials (May 2009)

Non-O1 <it>Vibrio cholerae </it>inguinal skin and soft tissue infection with bullous skin lesions in a patient with a penis squamous cell carcinoma

  • García-Tutor Emilio,
  • del Pozo Jose L,
  • Yuste Jose R,
  • Portillo María E,
  • Aguinaga Aitziber,
  • Pérez-Gracia Jose L,
  • Leiva José

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-0711-8-17
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
p. 17

Abstract

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Abstract Vibrio spp. is a pathogen rarely isolated in cancer patients, and in most cases it is associated with haematological diseases. Cutaneous manifestations of this organism are even rarer. We report a case of Non-O1 Vibrio cholerae inguinal skin and soft tissue infection presenting bullous skin lesions in a young type II diabetic patient with a penis squamous cell carcinoma having a seawater exposure history.