CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI GASTROENTERITIS COMPLICATED BY SEVERE PANCYTOPENIA IN TWO NORMAL HEALTHY CHILDREN; A VERY RARE PRESENTATION.

Dr. Sudhir Mehta*

ABSTRACT

Campylobacters are comma-shaped gram-negative bacteria, known to cause mild gastrointestinal illness in form of diarrhea or vomiting. Meningitis, demyelinating encephalomyelitis, Gullian Barre syndrome, endocarditis and osteomyelitis are known to be caused by campylobacter jejuni in immune-compromised individuals. Severe pancytopenia following its mild gastrointestinal infection is very rarely reported in normal healthy individuals. We here report two previously healthy and normal children, who presented with severe pancytopenia following mild campylobacter jejuni gastroenteritis.

Keywords: campylobacter jejuni, gastroenteritis, pancytopenia.