Clostridium perfringens Bacteremia in an 85-Year-Old Diabetic Man
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...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Gastroenterology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/371540 |