1. Fatal Aeromonas hydrophila infection of the skin.
- Author
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Fulghum DD, Linton WR, and Taplin D
- Subjects
- Aeromonas, Brachyura, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Bacterial Infections etiology, Leg Injuries complications, Skin Diseases, Infectious etiology
- Abstract
A 62-year-old woman developed a fatal Aeromonas hydrophila infection of the skin after dropping a crab trap on her leg. The area surrounding the punctures was erythematous and had several flaccid bullae. A biopsy specimen of the involved skin showed necrosis and suppuration in the dermis and subcutaneous fat. The A hydrophila sepsis resolved after treatment with gentamicin, but the patient developed secondary wound infections and died three months after injury.
- Published
- 1978
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