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

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...

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Main Authors: Aguinaga, A. (Aitziber), Portillo, M.E. (María E.), Yuste, J.R. (José Ramón), Pozo, J.L. (José Luis) del, Garcia-Tutor, E. (Emilio), Perez-Gracia, J.L. (Jose Luis), Leiva, J. (José)
Format: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Language:eng
Published: BioMed Central 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/29419
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Summary: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.