Chan H L, Ho H C, Kuo T T
Department of Dermatology, Chang Gung Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 1994 Apr;30(4):626-8. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(94)70071-0.
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.
