Wounds.

A 23-year-old man living in Orange County, California who was involved in a motor vehicle accident suffered a closed both-bone forearm fracture that was treated with open reduction and internal fixation. The patient then developed wound necrosis and abscesses that revealed a pure culture of non-toxigenic Vibrio cholerae. The wound required debridement and excision, which was followed by split-thickness skin grafting. He also received antibiotics and eventually fully recovered. CASE REPORT WOUNDS 2010;22(3):E8–E12 From the Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine; Department of Orthopedic Surgery; Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery Institute, University of California, Irvine, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California Address correspondence to: Garrett A. Wirth, MD, MS, FACS University of California, Irvine Medical Center Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery Institute 200 S. Manchester Ave., Suite 650 Orange, CA 92868 Email: [email protected] D O N O T R EP R O D U C E