Concurrent Campylobacter jejuni bacteremia and intussusception in an immunocompetent five-year-old child

Abstract

Bacterial enteritis has been reported to be a risk factor for childhood intussusception. However, no case report concerning children with concurrent Campylobactor bacteremia and intussusception were found in the literature.Herein, we report a 5-year-old male preschool child who presented symptoms of infectious diarrhea, and ileocecal type intussuscepton and Campylobactor jejuni bacteremia were found after a series of investigations. Keywords: Bacterial enteritis, Intussusception, Campylobacter jejuni, Bacteremia