Recreational Brackish Water Injury at Mangrove Lagoon Leads to Vibrio parahaemolyticus Acute Wound Infection with Peripheral Edema

Authors

  • Yu Suzuki Department of Clinical Laboratory, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital 990-2292, Japan
  • Yuka Yamaguchi Department of Clinical Laboratory, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital 990-2292, Japan
  • Daisuke Akaneya Department of Clinical Laboratory, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital 990-2292, Japan
  • Serika Ichikawa Department of Clinical Laboratory, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital 990-2292, Japan
  • Masashi Aso Department of Orthopedics, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital 990-2292, Japan
  • Dhammika Leshan Wannigama Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
  • Shuichi Abe Department of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital 990-2292, Japan

Keywords:

Wound infection, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Water leisure activity, Imported infectious disease

Abstract

A wound infection with Vibrio parahaemolyticus was seen in a male who injured his right foot during a water leisure activity in Indonesia. It is known that the number of vibrio species in the sea is increasing due to the rise in seawater temperature accompanying global warming. Hand in hand with that rise in vibrio species and seawater temperature is the rise in the number of vibriosis cases. Hence, paying attention to the increase in imported cases of V. parahaemolyticus wound infection from tropical regions is necessary. For increased diagnostic accuracy, proper bacterial testing must be conducted based on the patient’s epidemiological information. We highlight the innocuous nature of the initial presentation and the importance of rapid testing for an accurate diagnosis to prevent potentially devastating sequela.

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2023-05-06

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Suzuki, Y. ., Yamaguchi, Y. ., Akaneya, D. ., Ichikawa, S. ., Aso, M. ., Wannigama, D. L. ., & Abe, S. . (2023). Recreational Brackish Water Injury at Mangrove Lagoon Leads to Vibrio parahaemolyticus Acute Wound Infection with Peripheral Edema. Greater Mekong Subregion Medical Journal, 3(2), 127–131. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/gmsmj/article/view/262882

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2023): May - August

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