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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doaj-33fed38efd944c85ac8c45eded301aef2020-11-25T00:14:02ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Gastroenterology1662-06312014-12-018340440710.1159/000371540371540Clostridium perfringens Bacteremia in an 85-Year-Old Diabetic ManAibek E. MirrakhimovGopika ChandraPrakruthi VooreMaliha KhanOleksandr HalytskyyAhmed ElhassanAlaa M. AliEmphysematous 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.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/371540Emphysematous cholecystitisAbdominal discomfortClostridium perfringens |
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Aibek E. Mirrakhimov Gopika Chandra Prakruthi Voore Maliha Khan Oleksandr Halytskyy Ahmed Elhassan Alaa M. Ali |
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Aibek E. Mirrakhimov Gopika Chandra Prakruthi Voore Maliha Khan Oleksandr Halytskyy Ahmed Elhassan Alaa M. Ali Clostridium perfringens Bacteremia in an 85-Year-Old Diabetic Man Case Reports in Gastroenterology Emphysematous cholecystitis Abdominal discomfort Clostridium perfringens |
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Aibek E. Mirrakhimov Gopika Chandra Prakruthi Voore Maliha Khan Oleksandr Halytskyy Ahmed Elhassan Alaa M. Ali |
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Aibek E. Mirrakhimov |
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Clostridium perfringens Bacteremia in an 85-Year-Old Diabetic Man |
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Clostridium perfringens Bacteremia in an 85-Year-Old Diabetic Man |
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Clostridium perfringens Bacteremia in an 85-Year-Old Diabetic Man |
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Clostridium perfringens Bacteremia in an 85-Year-Old Diabetic Man |
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Clostridium perfringens Bacteremia in an 85-Year-Old Diabetic Man |
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clostridium perfringens bacteremia in an 85-year-old diabetic man |
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Case Reports in Gastroenterology |
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2014-12-01 |
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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. |
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Emphysematous cholecystitis Abdominal discomfort Clostridium perfringens |
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