Campylobacter Bacteremia, Cholecystitis, and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Authors: Arthur P. Wheeler, Clark R. Gregg
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1986)

Letters and Corrections1 November 1986Campylobacter Bacteremia, Cholecystitis, and the Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeARTHUR P. WHEELER, M.D., CLARK R. GREGG, M.D.ARTHUR P. WHEELER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, CLARK R. GREGG, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-105-5-804_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: We read with interest the reports of Kavin and colleagues (1) of acalculous cholecystitis and of Margulis and colleagues (2) of biliary tract disease in patients with AIDS. We have previously described the entity of acaculous cholecystitis in patients with AIDS (3).A 24-year-old male homosexual and intravenous drug abuser with a history ofPneumocystis cariniipneumonia, gonococcal urethritis, and syphilis was hospitalized for the treatment of cryptococcal meningitis. Therapy was begun with amphotericin B plus flucytosine. The patient remained anorexic with low-grade fever despite this therapy. Measurements of aspartate amino-transferase (AST) and serum alkaline phosphatase concentrations...References1. KAVINJONASCHOWDHURYKABINS HRLS. Acalculous cholecystitis and cytomegalovirus infection in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Ann Intern Med. 1986;104:53-4. LinkGoogle Scholar2. MARGULISHONIGSOAVEGOVONIMOURADIANJACOBSON SCRAJI. Biliary tract obstruction in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Ann Intern Med. 1986;105:207-10. LinkGoogle Scholar3. COSTELWHEELERGREGG EAC. Campylobacter fetus ssp fetus cholecystitis and relapsing bacteremia in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. South Med J. 1984;77:927-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. SCHMIDTCHMELKAMINSKI UHZ. The clinical spectrum of Campylobacter fetus infections: report of five cases and review of the literature. Q J Med. 1980;49:431-42. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. BOKKENHEUSER V. Vibrio fetus infection in man. Am J Epidemiol. 1970;91:400-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Vanderbilt University Hospital Nashville, TN 37232 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited BySymptom-oriented evaluation and managementCampylobacter InfectionsGeneral Pathology of HIV InfectionCampylobacter jejuni: unusual cause of cholecystitis with lithiasis. Case report and literature reviewGut Infections: Etiopathogenetic and Clinical RemarksHepatobiliary and Pancreatic Infections in AIDS: Part IICampylobacter InfectionsSurgical therapy for 101 patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and symptomatic cholecystitisBACTERIAL INFECTIONSSepticémie à Campylobacter chez les patients infectés par le virus VIH : 4 cas personnels et revue de la littératureGeneral PathologySalmonella, Shigella and CampylobacterCampylobacter InfectionsCampylobacter fetus infections in two patients with AIDSSepticaemia in patients with AIDSSonographic diagnosis of cholangitis in AIDS patientsHepatobiliary Abnormalities of AIDSGastrointestinal Emergencies in the Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeFungal Infections in AIDS 1 November 1986Volume 105, Issue 5Page: 804-804KeywordsAIDSCampylobacterCryptococcal meningitisFeversHomosexualsHyperthermiaPhosphatasesPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaSerum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminaseSyphilis Issue Published: 1 November 1986 PDF DownloadLoading ...