Non-O1 Vibrio cholerae inguinal skin and soft tissue infection with bullous skin lesions in a patient with a penis squamous cell carcinoma

May 19, 2009 | Magazine: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

Aitziber Aguinaga (1), María E Portillo (1), Jose R Yuste (2), Jose L del Pozo (1,2), Emilio García-Tutor (3), Jose L Pérez-Gracia (4) and José Leiva (1)

Vibrio spp. is a pathogen rarely isolated in cancer patients, and in most cases it is associated with haematological diseases. Cutaneous manifestations of this organism are even rarer. We report a case of Non-O1 Vibrio cholerae inguinal skin and soft tissue infection presenting bullous skin lesions in a young type II diabetic patient with a penis squamous cell carcinoma having a seawater exposure history.

CITATION Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2009 May 19;8:17

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