01380nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653002600059653001200085653001500097653001100112653001500123653003900138653001100177653002400188653002500212653001600237653002800253100001700281700001600298700001700314700001700331245011000348856008400458300001000542490000700552520049300559022001401052       2010                            d  c2010 Oct-Dec10aAnti-Bacterial Agents10aBlister10aCefadroxil10aFemale10aFoot Ulcer10aGram-Negative Bacterial Infections10aHumans10aLeprosy, Borderline10aLeprosy, lepromatous10aMiddle Aged10aShewanella putrefaciens1 aBhalerao D S1 aKinikar A G1 aRoushani S B1 aFranklin V X00aShewanelia putrefaciens: a rare microbial agent associated with a non-healing ulcer in a leprosy patient.  uhttp://www.ijl.org.in/archives/oct-dec-2010/Art5(Bhalerao%20et%20al)205-207.pdf  a205-70 v823 a<p>Female aged 55 years presented with signs and symptoms of borderline lepromatous leprosy and presence of a non-healing ulcer and multiple haemorrhagic blisters over dorsum of both feet. Discharge from the various lesions was subjected to microbiological examination and an unusual organism Shewanella purtefaciens was isolated which was sensitive to most routine antibiotics. Patient responded well to cephadroxil therapy with uneventful and complete healing of ulcer and blisters.</p>  a0254-9395