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Q J Med 2000; 93: 389-390
© 2000 Association of Physicians

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Acute cholecystitis and septic shock due to Salmonella virchow

A. Mofredj, O. Danon, J.F. Cadranel, R. Masmoudi, P. Lemaitre and E. Cava

Hôpital Laënnac, Creil, France

Sir,

Nontyphoidal salmonella (NTS) are a rare cause of infective cholecystitis with a rate of isolation that may not exceed 0.6% following cholecystectomy.1–4 Recently, McCarron and Love found only three cases of acute cholecystitis (5.8%) in a cohort of 52 consecutive patients treated for NTS enterocolitis.1 Salmonella virchow, which accounts for one of the less invasive NTS serotypes, has rarely been reported to cause cholecystitis.1,3,5 We describe a case of acute cholecystitis due to S. virchow complicated by septic shock and subsequent multiple organ failure.

A 72-year-old non-alcoholic . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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