title: Emphysematous cholecystitis complicating liver abscess due to Clostridium baratii infection.
abstract: Clostridium baratii bacteremia is a rare but severe anaerobic infection. Its major clinical features are neurological presentation, and significant risk factors include hemodialysis, intestinal disease or malignancy. We describe a case of emphysematous cholecystitis complicated by a liver abscess due to C baratii infection in a healthy adult without neurological manifestation.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wen-Cheng
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Wen-Sen
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Tzesian
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Tsong-Yih
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Ou
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lam
mesh_terms: D003013:Clostridium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D041882:Emphysematous Cholecystitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed