Vibrio vulnificus: una causa infrecuente de shock séptico

Vibrio vulnificus: una causa infrecuente de shock séptico

Vibrio vulnificus is a lactose positive Gram negative rod that lives in warm seas and can infect wounds and produce sepsis. Its infection is acquired after eating oysters or other filtering marine organisms. We report a 53 years old diabetic male who started with fever after a voyage to Central America. He was admitted febrile, hipotense, dehydrated and polypneic. Painful erythematous lesions and lumps were observed in his upper and lower limbs. After 72 hours of evolution, the lesions became violaceous, with crepitating vesicles full of hemorrhagic exudate. He developed a renal failure and a disseminated intravascular coagulation. Blood cultures demonstrated the presence of Vibrio vulnificus and the patient died 68 hours after admission (Rev Méd Chile 2002; 130: 787-91)

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Poblete U,Rodrigo, Andresen H,Max, Pérez C,Carlos, Dougnac L,Alberto, Díaz P,Orlando, Tomicic F,Vinko
Format: Digital revista
Language:Spanish / Castilian
Published: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2002
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872002000700011
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id oai:scielo:S0034-98872002000700011
record_format ojs
spelling oai:scielo:S0034-988720020007000112014-08-20Vibrio vulnificus: una causa infrecuente de shock sépticoPoblete U,RodrigoAndresen H,MaxPérez C,CarlosDougnac L,AlbertoDíaz P,OrlandoTomicic F,Vinko Disseminated intravascular coagulation Sepsis syndrome Vibrio infections Vibrio vulnificus is a lactose positive Gram negative rod that lives in warm seas and can infect wounds and produce sepsis. Its infection is acquired after eating oysters or other filtering marine organisms. We report a 53 years old diabetic male who started with fever after a voyage to Central America. He was admitted febrile, hipotense, dehydrated and polypneic. Painful erythematous lesions and lumps were observed in his upper and lower limbs. After 72 hours of evolution, the lesions became violaceous, with crepitating vesicles full of hemorrhagic exudate. He developed a renal failure and a disseminated intravascular coagulation. Blood cultures demonstrated the presence of Vibrio vulnificus and the patient died 68 hours after admission (Rev Méd Chile 2002; 130: 787-91)info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.130 n.7 20022002-07-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872002000700011es10.4067/S0034-98872002000700011
institution SCIELO
collection OJS
country Chile
countrycode CL
component Revista
access En linea
databasecode rev-scielo-cl
tag revista
region America del Sur
libraryname SciELO
language Spanish / Castilian
format Digital
author Poblete U,Rodrigo
Andresen H,Max
Pérez C,Carlos
Dougnac L,Alberto
Díaz P,Orlando
Tomicic F,Vinko
spellingShingle Poblete U,Rodrigo
Andresen H,Max
Pérez C,Carlos
Dougnac L,Alberto
Díaz P,Orlando
Tomicic F,Vinko
Vibrio vulnificus: una causa infrecuente de shock séptico
author_facet Poblete U,Rodrigo
Andresen H,Max
Pérez C,Carlos
Dougnac L,Alberto
Díaz P,Orlando
Tomicic F,Vinko
author_sort Poblete U,Rodrigo
title Vibrio vulnificus: una causa infrecuente de shock séptico
title_short Vibrio vulnificus: una causa infrecuente de shock séptico
title_full Vibrio vulnificus: una causa infrecuente de shock séptico
title_fullStr Vibrio vulnificus: una causa infrecuente de shock séptico
title_full_unstemmed Vibrio vulnificus: una causa infrecuente de shock séptico
title_sort vibrio vulnificus: una causa infrecuente de shock séptico
description Vibrio vulnificus is a lactose positive Gram negative rod that lives in warm seas and can infect wounds and produce sepsis. Its infection is acquired after eating oysters or other filtering marine organisms. We report a 53 years old diabetic male who started with fever after a voyage to Central America. He was admitted febrile, hipotense, dehydrated and polypneic. Painful erythematous lesions and lumps were observed in his upper and lower limbs. After 72 hours of evolution, the lesions became violaceous, with crepitating vesicles full of hemorrhagic exudate. He developed a renal failure and a disseminated intravascular coagulation. Blood cultures demonstrated the presence of Vibrio vulnificus and the patient died 68 hours after admission (Rev Méd Chile 2002; 130: 787-91)
publisher Sociedad Médica de Santiago
publishDate 2002
url http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872002000700011
work_keys_str_mv AT pobleteurodrigo vibriovulnificusunacausainfrecuentedeshockseptico
AT andresenhmax vibriovulnificusunacausainfrecuentedeshockseptico
AT perezccarlos vibriovulnificusunacausainfrecuentedeshockseptico
AT dougnaclalberto vibriovulnificusunacausainfrecuentedeshockseptico
AT diazporlando vibriovulnificusunacausainfrecuentedeshockseptico
AT tomicicfvinko vibriovulnificusunacausainfrecuentedeshockseptico
_version_ 1755988079607283712

Similar Items