Clostridium perfringens bacteremia in an 85-year-old diabetic man

Aibek E. Mirrakhimov; Gopika Chandra; Prakruthi Voore; Maliha Khan; Oleksandr Halytskyy; Ahmed Elhassan; Alaa M. Ali

doi:10.1159/000371540

Clostridium perfringens bacteremia in an 85-year-old diabetic man

Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, Gopika Chandra, Prakruthi Voore, Maliha Khan, Oleksandr Halytskyy, Ahmed Elhassan, Alaa M. Ali

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Abstract

Emphysematous cholecystitis is an uncommon and dangerous complication of acute cholecystitis. Common risk factors for this disease include male gender, old age, presence of diabetes mellitus and cholelithiasis. The disease is best treated with emergent surgery and parenteral antibiotics. We present the case of an 85-year-old nursing home resident who presented to our institution with a 3-day history of gradually worsening abdominal discomfort.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	404-407
Number of pages	4
Journal	Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Volume	8
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000371540
State	Published - Apr 12 2014

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Abdominal discomfort
Clostridium perfringens
Emphysematous cholecystitis

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Gastroenterology

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Clostridium perfringens bacteremia in an 85-year-old diabetic man

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