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J Pediatr Infect Dis 2010; 05(02): 199-201
DOI: 10.3233/JPI-2010-0234
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Campylobacter gastroenteritis associated with convulsions: Case report and review of the literature

Arnon Broides
a   Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Raffi Lev-Tzion
a   Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Eugene Leibovitz
b   Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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24 April 2009

28 July 2009

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28 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

We present a case of a child with generalized convulsions and dysentery caused by Campylobacter jejunii and review the pediatric literature published on this topic. Our case, as well as previous reports, suggests that in a child with convulsions and dysentery, the differential diagnosis should include shigellosis and also Campylobacter spp. infection. Because azithromycin provides appropriate coverage for both etiologies and in light of the present case, we suggest that it be considered in addition to parenteral ceftriaxone in severe cases of dysentery with or without convulsions.

Keywords

Campylobacter spp - dysentery - convulsions - children - shigellosis