Atypical presentation of vibrio cholera

ABSTRACT

Cholera is known to be one of the most infectious diseases and is characterized by profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting and muscular cramps leading to dehydration, collapse and high mortality. Cholera is not endemic in Kuwait. We report a case of a Kuwaiti patient with atypical presentation of cholera that was diagnosed accidently by detection of Vibrio cholera in constipated stool. The patient was given treatment and discharged after clinical and laboratory cure. This patient is considered the first Kuwaiti cholera carrier over last ten years [documented by prevention control department in Kuwait]