Necrotising fasciitis causing compartment syndrome of the forearm and septic shock due to Vibrio vulnificus: a case report.

Compartment syndrome caused by necrotising fasciitis has rarely been described. We report a case of systemic Vibrio vulnificus necrotising fasciitis presented with compartmental syndrome of the forearm and septic shock. The patient was treated with systemic antibiotic treatment and urgent surgical decompression followed by multiple necrotic tissue debridements.

Chryseobacterium meningosepticum infection and cardiac tamponade in a long-term hemodialysis patient.

Chryseobacterium meningosepticum is a lactose-nonfermenting gram-negative bacilli ubiquitously found in the natural and hospital environment. Clinical infection caused by C. meningosepticum is very rare among healthy adults.