Aeromonas hydrophila: myofascial necrosis and sepsis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
An alcoholic patient with ascites was admitted to the intensive care unit for gastrointestinal bleeding. He subsequently developed spontaneous myonecrosis of the extremities culminating in sepsis syndrome. This was a unique, non-traumatic presentation of Aeromonas hydrophila soft tissue injury.
Medical subject headings
- Aeromonas hydrophila
- Bacteremia
- Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
- Muscular Diseases