A Case of Forearm Soft Tissue Infection Caused by Hypervirulent in an Otherwise Healthy 24-Year-Old Woman.

In recent years, () has received greater attention. It mainly infects diabetic patients and typically causes a hepatic abscess. Here, we report a case of that caused forearm muscle and soft tissue infection in addition to bacteremia, hepatic and pulmonary abscess, and hyperglycemia. The patient's condition stabilized after comprehensive treatment. She eventually recovered and was discharged after several debridement and flap operations. At 9 months of follow-up, no signs of infectious recurrence were noted, and the hyperglycemia resolved. Here, we detail important clinical features of a severe case diagnosed in an otherwise healthy individual. This report underscores the potential of hvKp to cause deep tissue infection and present with clinical symptoms similar to gas gangrene. Symptom onset in the setting of infection is usually gradual and misdiagnosis is common. The diagnosis of should be routinely considered in the clinical setting, and be strongly suspected when presenting with characteristic epidemiological, clinical and laboratory features. Although diabetes is a predisposing factor to infection, hyperglycemia appeared to manifest as a consequence of infection in this patient.