THE FIRST FATAL CASE OF VIBRIO-VULNIFICUS INFECTION IN DENMARK - CASE-REPORT

被引:24
作者
BOCK, T
CHRISTENSEN, N
ERIKSEN, NHR
WINTER, S
RYGAARD, H
JORGENSEN, F
机构
[1] ROSKILDE AMTS SYGEHUS & KOGE,DEPT MED,KOGE,DENMARK
[2] ROSKILDE AMTS SYGEHUS & KOGE,DEPT SURG,KOGE,DENMARK
[3] ROSKILDE AMTS SYGEHUS & KOGE,DEPT RADIOL,KOGE,DENMARK
[4] RISKILDE AMTS SYGEHUS,DEPT PATHOL,ROSKILDE,DENMARK
[5] STATENS SERUM INST,DEPT CLIN MICROBIOL,COPENHAGEN,DENMARK
关键词
VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; HEPATIC CIRRHOSIS;
D O I
10.1111/j.1699-0463.1994.tb05247.x
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Vibrio vulnificus can cause severe infections in humans and persons with preexisting liver disorders are especially at risk. In this paper we report what is to our knowledge the first fatal case of V. vulnificus infection in Denmark. The patient was a 68-year-old man with a history of chronic lymphatic leukemia and hepatic cirrhosis. Physicians should be aware of the clinical manifestations of this disease and should be especially attentive to patients at risk of acquiring the infection if there has been possible exposure to V. vulnificus by contact with seawater or contaminated material such as eels.
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