Acute Cholecystitis and Campylobacter fetus
Authors: MOACIR DE SA PEREIRA
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1981)

Letters1 June 1981Acute Cholecystitis and Campylobacter fetusMOACIR DE SA PEREIRA, M.D., STEWART D. LIPTON, PH.D., JONG K. KIM, M.D.MOACIR DE SA PEREIRA, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, STEWART D. LIPTON, PH.D.Search for more papers by this author, JONG K. KIM, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-94-6-821_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Campylobacter fetus subspecies jejuni is now being recognized as a common enteric pathogen of humans due to improved culture techniques. Extraintestinal human infections are also being recognized more frequently (1). We recently treated a patient with cholecystitis associated with C. fetus subspecies jejuni infection.A 43-year-old woman was admitted with severe pain in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen associated with nausea, vomiting, and chills. She had a history of asthma and hypertension and was being treated with bronchodilators, prednisone, 10 mg every other day, and hydrochlorothiazide. On admission, her temperature was 37.8 °C, and the...References1. RETTIG P. Campylobacter infections in human beings. J Pediatr. 1979;94:855-64. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. QUINNCOREYCHAFFEESCHUFFLERHOLMES TLRMK. Campylobacter proctitis in a homosexual man. Ann Intern Med. 1980;93:458-9. LinkGoogle Scholar3. DAVIESPENFOLD JJ. Campylobacter urinary infection. Lancet. 1979;1:1091-2. Letter. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. SCHWARTZHIRSCHMULEBLUESTONE IEJL. Antral mucosal diaphragm: clinical and roentgen characteristics, with first reported case of Vibrio fetus in human bile. Am J Gastroenterol. 1966;45:366-73. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. MERTENSDESMET AM. Campylobacter cholecystitis. Lancet. 1979;1:1092-3. Letter. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Edgewater Hospital Chicago, IL 60660 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySevere Acute Cholangitis and Bacteremia Due to Campylobacter jejuni: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureA Case of Cholecystitis Caused by Campylobacter JejuniClinical Aspects of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli InfectionsCampylobacter fetus as a cause of acute cholecystitisCampylobacter jejuni: unusual cause of cholecystitis with lithiasis. Case report and literature reviewCampylobacter fetus subsp. fetus Cholecystitis in a Patient with Advanced Hepatocellular CarcinomaHelicobacter bilis sp. nov., a novel Helicobacter species isolated from bile, livers, and intestines of aged, inbred miceCholécystite à Campylobacter fetus ssp fetusCorrection: Body Temperature 1 June 1981Volume 94, Issue 6Page: 821-821KeywordsAsthmaBronchodilatorsCampylobacterCampylobacter jejuniFetusesHypertensionNauseaPathogensTemperatureVomiting ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1981 PDF downloadLoading ...