Pseudocholera

Pseudocholera infection

Pseudocholera; another name is Cholera-like infection. This is a disease characterized by massive diarrhea with dehydration. Severe dehydration leads to rapid progression of cachexia. Isolation of the pathogen The causative agent of the disease is several serological variants of Vibrio cholerae not serovar Ogawa and Inaba. These include: * recently discovered variants of E. col. cholerae El Tor (mbi); * Vibrio parahaemolyticus, which caused cholera-like diseases in Madras in 1975; * V. mimicus, a serotype 0, which resembles H. l. El Tor. The disease manifests itself as short-term 1-3-day diarrhea with a large volume of watery stool without pathognomonic features. Diarrhea is accompanied by polyfecal matter (up to 16–20 times), abdominal pain, tenesmus and mild cramping pain, and stomach spasms. A moderate increase in body temperature is typical, but the disease can be asymptomatic. In addition, the patient does not have a feverish status or general toxicosis. Patients experience dry mouth, decreased salivation, weakness and skin turgor with lymphopethesis and pallor of its color. Typically rapid development of dehydration, oliguria and anuria occur 8–14 days after the onset of the disease