Fatal <i>Clostridium welchii</i> septicaemia following acute cholecystis

Clancy, Matt; O'Briain, S

doi:10.1002/bjs.1800620704

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“…Despite Gordon-Taylor and Whitby (1930,1932) finding C. welchii in 16 out of the 100 gallbladders that they studied, reports of biliary tract infection with this organism are extremely rare. Pyrtek and Bartus (1962), Bennett and Healey (19631, Dow and Lindenauer (1969) and Clancy and O'Brian (1975) each report a single case of C. welchii septicaemia secondary to biliary tract infection; 2 of these 4 patients died before operation. This organism can also rarely cause infective complications after biliary tract surgery; Pyrtek and Bartus (1962) described 2 fatal cases of septicaemia, while ElliottSmith and Ellis (1957) reported a patient who developed gas gangrene after cholecystectomy and survived.…”

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Gallstone disease presenting as septicaemic shock

Faber

Şehitoğlu

Thomas

et al. 1978

Journal of British Surgery

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Three patients are described who were admitted to hospital with septicaemic shock due to gallstones, but in none of whom had the presence of gallstones, been diagnosed previously. All 3 had positive blood cultures, Clostridium welchii being isolated in one patient (in another patient this organism was isolated from the bile). Two patients had renal failure requiring dialysis. All 3 patients survived. The management of this serious presentation of gallstones, hitherto poorly described in British literature, is discussed.

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