transmission→ ingestion of raw oysters or ☆wound infection (★)during recreational activities (eg, sailing) or raw seafood handling
risk factors→ ☆iron overload, (★)liver diseases (eg, hemochromatosis → particularly great risk as free iron acts as an exponential growth catalyst)
manifestations→ cellulitis(hemorrhagic bullae, ☆necrotizing fasciitis→sudden onset of severe pain and swelling at the site of wound often caused by GAS), septicemia
infectious disease
dermatology
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