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Tuberculosis of organs other than the lung may occur after an intestinal bypass operation for morbid obesity, with an incidence varying from 1% to 4%, a value rather higher than that of the general population. As its clinical symptoms (fever and chills, abundant sweating and an increase or return of weight loss) appear during the period of greatest weight loss, it is probably caused by malnutrition and malabsorption. In most cases lymphadenopathy (usually cervical) also appears. Tuberculosis occurring after bypass operation should be treated with the classic antitubercular therapy; this always results in recovery if the disease is diagnosed in time.
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PMID:Tuberculosis after intestinal bypass for morbid obesity. 721 57

We encountered two relatively rare cases of sepsis due to Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus (C. fetus). Case 1. A 54-year-old female with abdominal polysurgery developed a slight fever and vomiting in August 1984. Despite the administration of some digestive drugs by her family doctor, these symptoms continued. In mid-October, she was hospitalized with high fever with chill and rigor on the skin. On the third hospital day, C. fetus was detected in the blood culture. After combination chemotherapy of intravenous drip infusion of latamoxef (LMOX) (2 g/day) and oral administration of erythromycin (EM) (800 mg/day), her symptoms improved. Case 2. A 57-year-old male with diabetic retinopathy and nephropathy was hospitalized because of slight fever, general edema and pleural effusion. On the 6th hospital day, C. fetus was detected in the blood culture and he was diagnosed with sepsis. Under treatment with the intravenous drip of LMOX (2 g/day) and oral administration of EM (1200 mg/day), his condition improved. Both cases had common underlying diseases such as hypoproteinemia with edema and problems in the lower intestinal tract; the former had polysurgery and malabsorption syndrome, the latter had diffuse ulceration of the colon. Such underlying conditions may have permitted the invasion of C. fetus into the blood.
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PMID:[Two cases of Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus sepsis]. 815 Nov 52