A Case Report of Liver Abscesses Caused by in Immunocompetent Patient and Review of the Literature

Overview

Journal Heliyon

Specialty Social Sciences

Date 2023 Jul 31

PMID 37520974

Authors

Xiaoqiang Zhang

Jiyun Zhou

Yinhong Zhu

Xufang Ye

Dehua Bo

Tianjiao Tang

Xiaojing Huang

Tingting Qu

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Abstract

Background: is an anaerobic Gram-negative bacterium that can lead to opportunistic infections, including Lemierre's syndrome and less common presentations of metastatic diseases. However, liver abscesses infected by in clinical settings are rarely reported, particularly in people with normal immune function.

Case Presentation: A 35-year-old Chinese man was admitted with hyperthermia and abdominal pain that had persisted for three days. The patient continued to have a fever with a maximum temperature of 39.8 °C during hospitalization. Computed Tomography revealed multiple low-density lesions in the liver, which were diagnosed as liver abscesses caused by infection through blood culture and anaerobic liver abscess fluid culture. After simple local percutaneous abscess drainage and effective anti-infective therapy, the patient achieved complete remission.

Conclusions: Results of our literature search query revealed rare reports of liver abscesses infected by . We recommend that infection be considered in diagnosis special situations of liver abscess.

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