Case 48-1988: A 52-Year-Old Man with Caroli's Disease and Recurrent Obstructive Jaundice, Fever, and Bacteremia

Richard C. Cabot, Robert E. Scully, Eugene J. Mark, William F. Mcneely, Betty U. Mcneely, Blake Cady, Carolyn C. Compton

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Abstract

Presentation of Case A 52-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of Caroli's disease associated with recurrent obstructive jaundice, fever, and bacteremia. He was well until 28 years earlier, when jaundice developed. A liver biopsy, performed elsewhere, was complicated by perforation of the common bile duct, and an emergency cholecystectomy and choledochoduodenostomy were performed. The patient was well thereafter except for occasional brief bouts of jaundice, accompanied by the passage of dark urine and light stools that were usually associated with an upper respiratory tract infection, which was rarely accompanied by fever and never required admission to.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1465-1474
Number of pages10
JournalNew England Journal of Medicine
Volume319
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 1988
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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