Listeria monocytogenes–Associated Acute Cholecystitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

People who are pregnant, immunocompromised, or elderly are at risk for listeriosis, a life-threatening condition. Although Listeria monocytogenes may be asymptomatic or limited to uncomplicated gastroenteritis in healthy adults, it can cause invasive disease such as meningitis and bacteremia in susc...

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Main Authors: Christine Kim, Robert Seby, Mahmoud Khreis, Catherine Derber
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Language:English
Published: American College of Physicians 2022-11-01
Series:Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Online Access:https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2022.0542
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description People who are pregnant, immunocompromised, or elderly are at risk for listeriosis, a life-threatening condition. Although Listeria monocytogenes may be asymptomatic or limited to uncomplicated gastroenteritis in healthy adults, it can cause invasive disease such as meningitis and bacteremia in susceptible individuals. Less commonly, L monocytogenes can cause a focal site of infection such as acute cholecystitis. In the literature, previous cases of L monocytogenes–associated acute cholecystitis were treated with antibiotics either provided or held and a cholecystectomy. We present an 80-year-old man who recovered from acute cholecystitis due to L monocytogenes with appropriate antibiotic coverage and a percutaneous cholecystostomy.
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spelling doaj-art-654f32c6fab94652b44e346ff6013cdf2025-08-20T03:18:45ZengAmerican College of PhysiciansAnnals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases2767-76642022-11-011910.7326/aimcc.2022.0542Listeria monocytogenes–Associated Acute Cholecystitis: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureChristine Kim0Robert Seby1Mahmoud Khreis2Catherine Derber31Department of Infectious Disease, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia1Department of Infectious Disease, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia1Department of Infectious Disease, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia1Department of Infectious Disease, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VirginiaPeople who are pregnant, immunocompromised, or elderly are at risk for listeriosis, a life-threatening condition. Although Listeria monocytogenes may be asymptomatic or limited to uncomplicated gastroenteritis in healthy adults, it can cause invasive disease such as meningitis and bacteremia in susceptible individuals. Less commonly, L monocytogenes can cause a focal site of infection such as acute cholecystitis. In the literature, previous cases of L monocytogenes–associated acute cholecystitis were treated with antibiotics either provided or held and a cholecystectomy. We present an 80-year-old man who recovered from acute cholecystitis due to L monocytogenes with appropriate antibiotic coverage and a percutaneous cholecystostomy.https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2022.0542
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title_short Listeria monocytogenes–Associated Acute Cholecystitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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