Resumen de Vibrio Cholerae non-O1 non-O139: The first reported case of bacteremic cellulitis in Portugal.

Luís Pontes Santos, Joana Couto, Joana Carlos Alves, Raquel López

• Non-O1 non-O139 Vibrio cholerae can rarely cause severe extra-intestinal infections like skin and soft tissue infections, primary bacteremia or pneumonia.

  The authors describe a case of a 69-year-old man who developed a bacteriemic cellulitis after placing his legs in shallow water in the Cávado river estuary. This is the first reported case of a non-O1 non-O139 V.cholerae bacteriemic celluilitis in Portugal