“The Baltic Sea Germ”: A Case Report of Necrotizing Fasciitis following Vibrio vulnificus Infection

Reported is an 80-year-old patient with septic shock from necrotizing fasciitis secondary to a Vibrio vulnificus (Vv) infection. The patient reports having been swimming in the Baltic Sea after a minor trauma to the left leg. Emergency superficial necrosectomy followed by intensive medical therapy w...

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Main Authors: Heinz-Lothar Meyer, Christina Polan, Manuel Burggraf, Lars Podleska, Paula Beck, Hans-Ulrich Steinau, Marcel Dudda, Farhad Farzaliyev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5908666
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