FATAL NECROTIZING FASCIITIS DUE TO VIBRIO-DAMSELA

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作者
YUEN, KY [1 ]
MA, L [1 ]
WONG, SSY [1 ]
NG, WF [1 ]
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[1] UNIV HONG KONG,QUEEN MARY HOSP,DEPT PATHOL,HONG KONG,HONG KONG
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10.3109/00365549309008557
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
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A patient who succumbed to fulminant necrotizing fasciitis due to Vibrio damsela after injury by a rabbitfish is described. Despite the absence of any known underlying illness, he did not respond to appropriate antibiotic therapy and radical surgical intervention. This represents the first documented case of necrotizing fasciitis due to this organism, and is also the first reported case in Southeast Asia inflicted by rabbitfish.
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