A 71-year-old man with diabetes develops fever, Hand Pain, and hemorrhagic bullae after eating raw seafood. Explore this rapidly progressing infection.
A 71-year-old man presented with fever and excruciating left-hand pain that developed 12 hours after eating raw seafood. His past medical history was significant for type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and end-stage renal disease. At time of presentation, a hemorrhagic bullae measuring 3.5 by 4.5 cm had developed in the palm of his left hand. Surgical intervention was performed and a causative organism was isolated. What is the most likely organism?
What is the most likely diagnosis?
Hemorrhagic Bullae, Immunocompromised, Raw Seafood, Sepsis, Vibrio vulnificus
