A case report of acute acalculous cholecystitis due to Salmonella Paratyphi B complicated by biliary peritonitis

Non-typhoidal salmonella are a rare case of acute acalculouscholecystitis (AAC). Salmonella Paratyphi B, which accounts for one of the less invasive NTS serotypes, has rarely been reported to cause cholecystitis. We describe a case of 65-year old previously healthy man, who present with signs of acu...

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Autores principales: Benjelloun, El Bachir, Chbani, Leila, Toughrai, Iman, Ousadden, Abdelmalek, Mazaz, Khalid, Taleb, Kahlid Ait
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4021980/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24839535
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2013.16.127.1856
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Sumario:Non-typhoidal salmonella are a rare case of acute acalculouscholecystitis (AAC). Salmonella Paratyphi B, which accounts for one of the less invasive NTS serotypes, has rarely been reported to cause cholecystitis. We describe a case of 65-year old previously healthy man, who present with signs of acute abdomen, due to biliary peritonitis as a complication of acute acalculouscholecystitis caused by Salmonella paratyphi B. Our case illustrates the potential severity of infection with Salmonella Paratyphi B especially in older patient. High index of awarenessshould be considered in endemic areas.

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