Open AccessCampylobacter Enteritis Associated with Recurrent abortions in Agammaglobulinemia
Author(s) -
Pines Amos,
Goldhammer Ehud,
Bregman Josef,
Kaplinsky Naomi,
Frankl Otto
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348309155809
Subject(s) - medicine , campylobacter , enteritis , diarrhea , campylobacter jejuni , disease , campylobacter fetus , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , bacteria , genetics , biology
. Campylobacter enteritis and habitual abortions occurred in a 28‐year‐old patient suffering from agamma‐globulinemia. Campylobacter jejuni has been recently recognized to be a common treatable cause of diarrhea in man. Since bacterial overgrowth of the small intestine is increased in hypo‐ or agammaglobulinemia, Campylobacter is expected to be found in those patients. As this patient's abortions might have been due to the same infection, Campylobacter should be considered in the differential diagnosis of habitual abortions, especially if associated with diarrheal disease. This treatable disease must be sought in every case of agammaglobulinemia and gastro‐intestinal complaints, before complicated diagnostic procedures are performed or potentially toxic drugs are administered.