Patient with diarrhea and ahritis showing fever, abdominal cramps, nausea, and vomiting with finger swelling. Which of the following organism is responsible?: (A) Campylobacter, (B) Shigella, (C) Yersinia, (D) E coli.
Answer is A. The given history is suggestive of Campylobacter infection. C/F seen in campylobacteriosis : lntestinal infection: Inflammatory diarrhea, abdominal pain and fever. Degree of diarrhea varies from several loose stools to grossly bloody stools. It is self-limiting Extraintestinal infection: It is mainly due to C. fetus developing mostly in immunocompromised hosts and at the extremes of age. Common manifestations include bacteremia, sepsis, meningitis, vascular infections (endocarditis, aneurysm, and thrombophlebitis).