Case Report

Severe Wound Infection with Photobacterium damselae ssp. damselae and Vibrio harveyi, following a Laceration Injury in Marine Environment: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 3

Review of the available human cases of severe wound infections*, caused by P. damselae (for other synonyms found in the literature refer to the discussion section).

PatientAge Type of injury, other conditionsClinical courseOutcome Reference

Male 58No obvious injury reported, swollen hand after fishing, and diabetes mellitusPostsurgical complications, cardiac arrestFatal [13, 14]
Male 76Minor puncture at thumbWound, progressing to necrotizing fasciitis (NF), intravascular coagulation, septic shockFatal [13]
Male 69Partially healed laceration (finger) and fishhook injury (finger) 2 weeks prior to onsetNF, multiple organ failureFatal [15]
Male 43Laceration by stingray when stepping off a boatFever, erythema, followed by NFCured (deep surgical debridement)[16]
Male 64Injury from fish hook, atherosclerotic heart disease, and ventricular arrhythmiasErythema and profound edema, postsurgical complications, acute renal failureFatal [17]
Male 63No injury recorded, consumption of raw eel, diabetes mellitus, alcoholic, liver diseaseSwelling and erythema on arm and hand, NF, intravascular hemolysis, septic shockFatal [18]
Male 70Knife cut after handling bluefish, previously healthy, mitral valve replacement and coronary artery bypassWound infection, fever and swelling of the hand, sepsisFatal [19]
Male 62Puncture wound at thenar following rabbitfish fin injurySwollen forearm with dusky discoloration, progressing into NF, renal failure, septic shockFatal [20]
Male 38Fish fin punctureerythema and edema, severe painCured by amputation[21]
Male 61Minor injury while cleaning catfish, alcoholic, and diabetes mellitusNF, intravasal coagulation, renal failure, cardiac arrestFatal [22]
Male 64Laceration injury in marine environmentWound infection with local necrosisCured This report

Another six cases of P. damselae wound infections are given in [2] without enough information to be included in this table.