Campylobacter fetus sepsis in an immunocompetent patient with haematological complication

Campylobacter fetus sepsis is rare, especially among young, immunocompetent patients. We present the case of a 43-year-old man with a history of ulcerative colitis who was diagnosed with C fetus bacteraemia with endovascular manifestation. The patient was found to have a low vitamin K level and a hi...

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Published inBMJ case reports Vol. 2013; p. bcr2013008610
Main Authors Nagy, Mathias Thomas, Hla, Sann Minn
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 27.03.2013
BMJ Publishing Group
SeriesCase Report
Subjects
Adult
Aneurysms
Bacteremia - diagnosis
Blood
Campylobacter
Campylobacter fetus
Campylobacter Infections - diagnosis
Europe (West)
Fetuses
Gastrointestinal surgery
Hematology
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Immunocompetence
Infections
Inflammatory bowel disease
Male
Middle age
Patients
Proteins
Rare Disease
Risk factors
Sepsis
Thrombosis
Veins & arteries
White
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Summary:Campylobacter fetus sepsis is rare, especially among young, immunocompetent patients. We present the case of a 43-year-old man with a history of ulcerative colitis who was diagnosed with C fetus bacteraemia with endovascular manifestation. The patient was found to have a low vitamin K level and a high international normalised ratio, and developed deep vein thrombosis. The patient was fully recovered with oral antibiotic treatment, anticoagulation and supportive therapy. Clinicians should be aware that this type of infection, although extremely rare, can occur even in younger, healthy adults and immediate diagnosis and treatment are required to avert life-threatening complications.
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ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2013-008610