Posted: June 21st, 2017
Two days after a 51-year-old man suffered a puncture wound to his thumb while fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, he experienced the abrupt onset of pain, fever, and rapidly progressing skin lesions on both lower extremities. Subsequent symptoms included tingling in the hand, nausea, vomiting, fever, and chills. On admission to the hospital, he had purpuric skin lesions on both legs. Blood cultures obtained at the time of admissi on demonstrated growth of gram- negative bacteria. This infection is most probably caused by which of the following?
Two days after a 51-year-old man suffered a puncture wound to his
thumb while fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, he experienced the abrupt
onset of pain, fever, and rapidly progressing skin lesions on both
lower extremities. Subsequent symptoms included tingling in the
hand, nausea, vomiting, fever, and chills. On admission to the
hospital, he had purpuric skin lesions on both legs. Blood cultures
obtained at the time of admissi
on demonstrated growth of gram-
negative bacteria. This infection is most probably caused by which
of the following?
A.
Vibrio damsela
B.
Vibrio metschnikovii
C.
Vibrio vulnificus
D.
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
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