Severe Sepsis and Wet Gangrene Requiring Foot Amputation Caused by an Emerging Human Pathogen - Shewanella algae.
Cureus
; 11(9): e5668, 2019 Sep 16.
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| ID: mdl-31720144
ABSTRACT
A 69-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus, peripheral vascular disease, and other comorbidities presented with recurrent syncopal episodes. Cellulitic skin changes in her right lower extremity were noted, as well as a large hemorrhagic bulla on the dorsum of her right foot. Severe sepsis was determined to be the reason for her syncopal episodes. Blood cultures and the bulla aspirate culture were positive for Shewanella algae that was pan-sensitive to antibiotics. Her clinical status was stabilized with a regimen of intravenous fluids and broad-spectrum antibiotics. However, due to the development of right foot gangrene, she underwent debridement and eventually required transmetatarsal open amputation.
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MEDLINE
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Cureus
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article
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Estados Unidos