Man’s heart stopped after common bacterium caused ultra-rare infection

Man’s heart stopped after common bacterium caused ultra-rare infection

The bacterium is widespread in the environment, but only rarely causes disease.

Man’s heart stopped after common bacterium caused ultra-rare infection - WorldNL Magazine

A 51-year-old man showed up at a hospital in Germany looking as though he was wasting away, with swelling and tenderness in his ankles and knees. Then, his heart stopped. Doctors were able to resuscitate him. Then, they got to work trying to figure out what was wrong. The man told them that for three months he had been suffering from diarrhea, weight loss, joint pain, and fever. His case was reported in this week's issue of the New England Journ…