title: Clostridium perfringens Bacteremia in an 85-Year-Old Diabetic Man.
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.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Ill., USA.
authors: Aibek E
authors: AE
authors: Mirrakhimov
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Ill., USA.
authors: Gopika
authors: G
authors: Chandra
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Ill., USA.
authors: Prakruthi
authors: P
authors: Voore
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Ill., USA.
authors: Maliha
authors: M
authors: Khan
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Ill., USA.
authors: Oleksandr
authors: O
authors: Halytskyy
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Ill., USA.
authors: Ahmed
authors: A
authors: Elhassan
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Ill., USA.
authors: Alaa M
authors: AM
authors: Ali
keywords: Abdominal discomfort; Clostridium perfringens; Emphysematous cholecystitis