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Cutaneous manifestations of non-01 Vibrio cholerae septicemia with gastroenteritis and meningitis. 1994

H L Chan, and H C Ho, and T T Kuo

Department of Dermatology, Chang Gung Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan.

A 58-year-old man with diabetes had fever and chills 5 days after ingestion of raw seafood. Nausea, vomiting, watery diarrhea, bilateral calf pain, and neck stiffness subsequently developed. Generalized edema and ecchymotic patches with a vesiculobullous eruption appeared on the extremities. Four blood cultures were positive for Vibrio cholerae non-01. The patient was successfully treated with antibiotics. This is the first documented case of V. cholerae non-01 septicemia with cutaneous lesions and meningitis in Taiwan.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D002771	Cholera	An acute diarrheal disease endemic in India and Southeast Asia whose causative agent is VIBRIO CHOLERAE. This condition can lead to severe dehydration in a matter of hours unless quickly treated.	Vibrio cholerae Infection,Choleras,Infection, Vibrio cholerae,Infections, Vibrio cholerae,Vibrio cholerae Infections
D005759	Gastroenteritis	INFLAMMATION of any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM. Causes of gastroenteritis are many including genetic, infection, HYPERSENSITIVITY, drug effects, and CANCER.	Gastroenteritides
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012872	Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous	Skin diseases characterized by local or general distributions of blisters. They are classified according to the site and mode of blister formation. Lesions can appear spontaneously or be precipitated by infection, trauma, or sunlight. Etiologies include immunologic and genetic factors. (From Scientific American Medicine, 1990)	Bullous Skin Diseases,Pustular Dermatosis, Subcorneal,Skin Diseases, Bullous,Skin Diseases, Vesicular,Sneddon-Wilkinson Disease,Subcorneal Pustular Dermatosis,Vesicular Skin Diseases,Vesiculobullous Skin Diseases,Bullous Dermatoses,Vesiculobullous Dermatoses,Bullous Skin Disease,Dermatoses, Bullous,Dermatoses, Subcorneal Pustular,Dermatoses, Vesiculobullous,Dermatosis, Subcorneal Pustular,Pustular Dermatoses, Subcorneal,Skin Disease, Bullous,Skin Disease, Vesicular,Skin Disease, Vesiculobullous,Sneddon Wilkinson Disease,Subcorneal Pustular Dermatoses,Vesicular Skin Disease,Vesiculobullous Skin Disease
D014734	Vibrio cholerae	The etiologic agent of CHOLERA.	Bacillus cholerae,Bacillus cholerae-asiaticae,Liquidivibrio cholerae,Microspira comma,Pacinia cholerae-asiaticae,Spirillum cholerae,Spirillum cholerae-asiaticae,Vibrio albensis,Vibrio cholera,Vibrio cholerae-asiaticae,Vibrio comma
D016470	Bacteremia	The presence of viable bacteria circulating in the blood. Fever, chills, tachycardia, and tachypnea are common acute manifestations of bacteremia. The majority of cases are seen in already hospitalized patients, most of whom have underlying diseases or procedures which render their bloodstreams susceptible to invasion.	Bacteremias
D016920	Meningitis, Bacterial	Bacterial infections of the leptomeninges and subarachnoid space, frequently involving the cerebral cortex, cranial nerves, cerebral blood vessels, spinal cord, and nerve roots.	Bacterial Meningitis,Bacterial Meningitides,Meningitides, Bacterial
D017747	Seafood	Marine fish and shellfish used as food or suitable for food. (Webster, 3d ed) SHELLFISH and FISH PRODUCTS are more specific types of SEAFOOD.	Sea-Food,Sea Food,Sea-Foods,Seafoods