Case history
Case history #1
A 76-year-old man with a history of chronic myelocytic leukemia is stuck in the arm with a catfish barb while fishing. Within 6 hours his arm is throbbing, painful, and diffusely erythematous. By 12 hours after the initial injury he is examined at the local emergency department. He presents with violaceous bullae and swelling of his arm. He appears somewhat confused and is hypotensive.
Case history #2
A 56-year-old businessman returns early from a business convention because of fever, abdominal cramping, and diarrhea with some blood and mucus. He has no underlying comorbidities. A highlight of the convention was a seafood buffet 48 hours earlier.
Other presentations
Non-cholera vibrios have been reported to cause conjunctivitis, keratitis, or endophthalmitis after eye injuries with shell fragments, seawater eye contamination, or penetrating eye wounds.[3]Vibrio alginolyticus may be a cause of otitis externa in swimmers and surfers.[4]
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