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J. Clin. Microbiol. doi:10.1128/JCM.00979-06
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Necrotizing Fasciitis from Vibrio vulnificus in a Patient with Undiagnosed Hepatitis and Cirrhosis

From the Departments of Pathology and; Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: charles.stratton{at}vanderbilt.edu.

	Abstract

Necrotizing fasciitis due to Vibrio vulnificus may result in overwhelming sepsis, leading to death in some patients. Significant risk factors for severe disease include preexisting liver disease. We report a case of Vibrio vulnificus necrotizing fasciitis in a patient with previously undiagnosed chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis.