Rev Invest Clin
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Review Case Reports
[Vibrio vulnificus in Mexico: a case report and review of the literature].
Vibrio vulnificus is an etiologic agent of septicemia and skin lesions. Patients with chronic diseases, and more frequently chronic liver disease, are specially susceptible to this infection. ⋯ The patient had ingested shrimps two days before. A review of the recent literature on the subject is also presented.