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Non-O1, Non-O139 Vibrio cholerae Septicemia after Acupuncture

Tae Seop Lim, Ah-Young Ji, Jung-Hee Lee, Sooyun Chang, In-Soo Kim, Young Ju Kim, Beom Kyung Kim, Seung Up Kim, Jun Yong Park, Sang Hoon Ahn, Kwang-Hyub Han, Do Young Kim
The Ewha Medical Journal 2013;36(Suppl):S22-S24. Published online: December 23, 2013

Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Corresponding author: Do Young Kim. Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50, Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-749, Korea. Tel: 82-2-2228-1992, Fax: 82-2-365-2125, dyk1025@yuhs.ac
• Received: August 13, 2013   • Accepted: September 16, 2013

Copyright © 2013. Ewha Womans University School of Medicine

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  • Vibrio cholerae is mainly known to cause gastrointestinal infection after seawater exposure or raw seafood intake. It is rarely reported to cause cellulitis or sepsis, but threre has been no known case after acupuncture. Herein, We report a 56-year-old cirrhotic patient of non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae septicemia caused by cellulitis of both lower extremities after acupuncture.
  • Keywords: Acupuncture; Cellulitis; Liver cirrhosis; Sepsis; Vibrio cholerae
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Both lower extremities shows swelling with brown pigmentation. On palpation, there are diffuse heating sensation.
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