• P-A Renault, C Vargas, A Tachet, P Tattevin, A Najman, M-L Quilici, and J-M Fournier.
• Service de pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier de Pau (64). aldo.renault@chpau.fr
• Presse Med. 2003 Jun 21; 32 (22): 1028-30.

IntroductionVibrio vulnificus proliferates during the summer in salt water where it infects the crustaceans. Expression of its pathogenicity depends on the underlying condition and mode of contamination.ObservationA 65 year-old man presented with a Vibrio vulnificus septicaemia of cutaneous origin, transmitted when he cut himself with a crawfish. The severity of the infection was enhanced by severe immuno-depression and haemochromatosis. The infection regressed with appropriate antibiotherapy.CommentsSevere V. vulnificus infections are rare. Depending on the underlying condition and mode of contamination, one can distinguish between benign gastro-enteritis, local occasionally devastating infections and usually fatal septicaemia.ConclusionEven the most severe forms of V. vulnificus infections may be cured with early and well adapted anti-infectious treatment.

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