Campylobacter enteritis in the acute surgical ward
Moore, M.H.; Davidson, J.R.
New Zealand Medical Journal 97(753): 219-220
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0028-8446 PMID: 6585713 Document Number: 226165
Campylobacter jejuni now represents an important cause of acute infectious diarrhoeal illness. This paper examines the clinical course and management of eight patients, with campylobacter enteritis, presenting as acute surgical admissions. The severity of their symptoms and signs provided difficulty in distinguishing this diagnosis from acute surgical emergencies, in particular acute appendicitis. One patient underwent a laparotomy--a normal appendicectomy.