Vibrio cholerae 01 isolated in the gallbladder of a patient presenting with cholecystitis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Cholera is a topical infection of the intestinal tract and rarely causes extraintestinal disease. The gallbladder has been proposed to be the reservoir of this organism. We present a patient from Bolivia who developed symptoms of acute cholecystitis and whose bile culture grew Vibrio cholerae 01 El tor.
Medical subject headings
- Adenocarcinoma
- Cholecystitis
- Cholera
- Gallbladder
- Gallbladder Neoplasms
- Vibrio cholerae