Campylobacter fetus ssp fetus cholecystitis and relapsing bacteremia in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Acute gangrenous cholecystitis and relapsing bacteremia caused by Campylobacter fetus ssp fetus occurred in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Biliary tract colonization probably accounted in part for this unusual phenomenon. Whether the patient's deficiency of cell-mediated immunity contributed to his disease is not known.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000209:etiology*; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000209:etiology; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*