Abstract
A 67-year-old male was admitted to our hospital due to shaking chills and high fever on a summer day after having eaten raw fish on the previous day to admission. Promptly after antibiotics were administered to the patient, he recovered in a few days without symptoms of shock or necrotizing fasciitis. Classically, Vibrio vulnificus infections are considered life-threatening as they are associated with high mortality and thought to often affect immunosuppressed patients such those with liver cirrhosis. However, ours is a rare case having no signs of liver cirrhosis or immunosuppressive trouble. A precise picture of the course of Vibrio vulnificus infections should be developed through collecting and analyzing more cases including mild ones such as the one discussed here. Additionally, this is the first Vibrio vulnificus infection case ever reported in Toyama Prefecture.
