Necrotizing Fasciitis Due to Vibrio alginolyticus in an Immunocompetent Patient

AUTOR(ES)

Gomez, Juan M.

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

We describe a patient with a history of asthma and remote use of steroids the development of necrotizing fascitis due to Vibrio alginolyticus after an injury from a coral reef during bathing in the Caribbean Sea off Colombia. The patient recovered with aggressive surgical debridement and antibiotics.

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