Campylobacter fetus presenting as a septic pleural effusion: a case report

J Okla State Med Assoc. 1994 Jun;87(6):267-9.

Abstract

The authors describe a rare case of Campylobacter fetus occurring in a patient who showed no overt evidence of immune incompetence. The patient presented with severe cellulitis of the legs, a chronic low grade fever, and a history of recent exposure to sick calves.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Agricultural Workers' Diseases / diagnosis
  • Animals
  • Campylobacter Infections / complications
  • Campylobacter Infections / diagnosis*
  • Campylobacter Infections / transmission
  • Campylobacter Infections / veterinary
  • Campylobacter fetus*
  • Cattle
  • Cattle Diseases / transmission
  • Cellulitis / etiology
  • Cellulitis / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pleural Effusion / etiology*
  • Pleural Effusion / microbiology
  • Zoonoses