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Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
in 5 BC as foot cellulitis ... Rapid onset of fever ... sepsis: chronic liver ... infection #rash #cellulitis ... legs #clinical #photo
Vibrio vulnificus Infection- At the time of presentation, hemorrhagic bullae measuring 3.5 by 4.5 cm had
Vibrio vulnificus ... urgently, and Vibrio ... including chronic liver ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #vibrio #
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
(Shigella) • Vibrio ... Cholera/Vibrio ... HABs) Skin • Cellulitis ... vulnificus • Vibrio ... Meningitis - Liver
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
- Nonremitting fever ... thrombocytopenia • Liver ... ALT ↑ bilirubin level ... PT ↑ PTT • ↑ Fibrin ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
without significant fibrin ... DIC • Severe Liver ... causes #treatment #management
Melioidosis - Skin Infection
63M h/o diabetes with c/o fever, chest pain, dyspnea x 3 days, CT
diabetes with c/o fever ... , alcoholism, liver ... Skin #Infection #Cellulitis ... #Clinical #Photo