A family comes into urgent care, all complaining of abdominal cramps, nausea, and vomiting. One of them also has diarrhea. Earlier today, they ate fried rice.
Challenge: What's the diagnosis?
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Monday, December 21, 2015
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Fried rice syndrome - bacillus cereus poisoning.
Bacillus cereus
yes! most people found this one interesting and easy to remember in med school.
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This is infection from Bacillus cereus. The gram stain shows gram positive bacilli.
Sources: UpToDate; phil.cdc.gov.
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