date:Aug 31, 2018
did not keep his skin lesions from worsening, and doctors performed an amputation of his left forearm 25 days after his arrival at the ER.
The patient did well after the surgery and was discharged home, the authors of his case report concluded.
Vibrio vulnificus -- sometimes incorrectly referred to as flesh-eating bacteria -- is one of a family of 12 bacterial species that cause sickness in humans. Symptoms of these infections can include watery diarrhea, abdominal cramping, nausea, vomiting,