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case_images: Right foot ulcer upon admission to the emergency department. Pus from the ulcer was collected and Shewanella algae isolated.
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case_images: The patient was started on antiretroviral therapy (ART) with lamivudine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (FTC/TDF) plus dolutegravir (DTG). The patient stopped attending follow-up appointments, and a few months later she was admitted to the hospital's emergency department, complaining of pain from an ulcer in her right foot that had begun three months prior (Figure 1).
case_images: Right foot ulcer due to Shewanella algae after two weeks of antibiotic therapy with ciprofloxacin.
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case_images: Figure 2 depicts the ulcer two weeks after the initiation of antibiotic treatment, and Figure 3 depicts the ulcer after the conclusion of the six-week antibiotic treatment and skin grafting.
case_images: Right foot ulcer due to Shewanella algae after six weeks of antibiotic therapy with ciprofloxacin and a skin grafting.
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case_images: Figure 2 depicts the ulcer two weeks after the initiation of antibiotic treatment, and Figure 3 depicts the ulcer after the conclusion of the six-week antibiotic treatment and skin grafting.
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