Hepatitis caused by Campylobacter coli
Ampelas, M.; Perez, C.; Jourdan, J.; Nalet, B.; Raynaud, A.; Emberger, J.M.; Michel, H.
La Nouvelle Presse Medicale 11(8): 593-595
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0301-1518 PMID: 7070993 Document Number: 196046
Campylobacter coli is known to cause ulcerous enterocolitis, but hepatitis has not yet been reported. A 50-year-old woman without history of liver disease was admitted with diarrhoea, fever, poor general condition, subicterus and enlarged liver. Campylobacter coli was grown in haemoculture, and a specific antibiotic treatment resulted in complete cure. The results of haemoculture, the necrosis and polymorphonuclear infiltrates found in liver biopsies, the return to normal of biochemical tests and liver size under antibiotic therapy and the absence of any other cause of acute or chronic liver disease are strong arguments in favour of the hepatitis being caused by Campylobacter coli in this patient.