An uncommon cause of soft tissue and knee infection after penetrating injury in a non-immunocompromised adolescent male

An uncommon cause of soft tissue and knee infection after penetrating injury in a non-immunocompromised adolescent male

Non-cholerae Vibrio species and Shewanella species are organisms that rarely infect humans. Symptoms can range from gastroenteritis to wound infections to septicemia. In addition, these infections can lead to multiple poor outcomes ranging from amputations to death. We present a case of an 11-year-o...

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Main Authors: Travis Bryant, Savannah Ellenwood, Olivia Butters, Frances M Saccoccio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-08-01
Series:SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X211034683
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spelling doaj-5694dcd9c0ca4dd48daeb8870178397a2021-08-19T22:03:19ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open Medical Case Reports2050-313X2021-08-01910.1177/2050313X211034683An uncommon cause of soft tissue and knee infection after penetrating injury in a non-immunocompromised adolescent maleTravis Bryant0Savannah Ellenwood1Olivia Butters2Frances M Saccoccio3University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USADepartment of Pediatrics, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, FL, USAAdventHealth Ocala, Ocala, FL, USADivision of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, FL, USANon-cholerae Vibrio species and Shewanella species are organisms that rarely infect humans. Symptoms can range from gastroenteritis to wound infections to septicemia. In addition, these infections can lead to multiple poor outcomes ranging from amputations to death. We present a case of an 11-year-old male with prepatellar bursitis of the right knee due to Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Shewanella algae following an open wound in the Gulf of Mexico complicated by retained oyster shell fragments. He completely recovered after removal of the foreign bodies and organism-directed antimicrobial therapy with ciprofloxacin and doxycycline.https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X211034683
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Olivia Butters
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Savannah Ellenwood
Olivia Butters
Frances M Saccoccio
An uncommon cause of soft tissue and knee infection after penetrating injury in a non-immunocompromised adolescent male
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
author_facet Travis Bryant
Savannah Ellenwood
Olivia Butters
Frances M Saccoccio
author_sort Travis Bryant
title An uncommon cause of soft tissue and knee infection after penetrating injury in a non-immunocompromised adolescent male
title_short An uncommon cause of soft tissue and knee infection after penetrating injury in a non-immunocompromised adolescent male
title_full An uncommon cause of soft tissue and knee infection after penetrating injury in a non-immunocompromised adolescent male
title_fullStr An uncommon cause of soft tissue and knee infection after penetrating injury in a non-immunocompromised adolescent male
title_full_unstemmed An uncommon cause of soft tissue and knee infection after penetrating injury in a non-immunocompromised adolescent male
title_sort uncommon cause of soft tissue and knee infection after penetrating injury in a non-immunocompromised adolescent male
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series SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
issn 2050-313X
publishDate 2021-08-01
description Non-cholerae Vibrio species and Shewanella species are organisms that rarely infect humans. Symptoms can range from gastroenteritis to wound infections to septicemia. In addition, these infections can lead to multiple poor outcomes ranging from amputations to death. We present a case of an 11-year-old male with prepatellar bursitis of the right knee due to Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Shewanella algae following an open wound in the Gulf of Mexico complicated by retained oyster shell fragments. He completely recovered after removal of the foreign bodies and organism-directed antimicrobial therapy with ciprofloxacin and doxycycline.
url https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X211034683
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