Necrotizing soft tissue infection with gas formation caused by Vibrio vulnificus and misdiagnosed as Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Am J Emerg Med. 2013 Feb;31(2):464.e5-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2012.09.001. Epub 2012 Nov 15.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnostic Errors*
  • Emphysema / diagnostic imaging
  • Emphysema / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Necrosis / microbiology
  • Pseudomonas Infections / diagnosis*
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / isolation & purification*
  • Radiography
  • Soft Tissue Infections / diagnosis*
  • Vibrio Infections / diagnosis*
  • Vibrio vulnificus / isolation & purification*

Supplementary concepts

  • Vibrio vulnificus infection