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Streptococcus constellatus Causing Septic Thrombophlebitis of the Right Ovarian Vein with Extension into the Inferior Vena Cava
Introduction. Streptococcus constellatus collectively with Streptococcus anginosus and Streptococcus intermedius constitute the Streptococcus anginosus (formerly Streptococcus milleri) group. Though they are commonly associated with abscesses, bacteremia with subsequent septic thrombophlebitis is ex...
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2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4480241/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26171262 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/495898 |
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author | Haidar, Abdallah Haddad, Amy Naqvi, Amir Onyesoh, Ngozi U. Malik, Rushdah Williams, Michael |
author_facet | Haidar, Abdallah Haddad, Amy Naqvi, Amir Onyesoh, Ngozi U. Malik, Rushdah Williams, Michael |
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description | Introduction. Streptococcus constellatus collectively with Streptococcus anginosus and Streptococcus intermedius constitute the Streptococcus anginosus (formerly Streptococcus milleri) group. Though they are commonly associated with abscesses, bacteremia with subsequent septic thrombophlebitis is extremely rare, and resulting mortality is infrequent. Case Presentation. We report a case of a previously healthy 60-year-old African American female who presented with Streptococcus constellatus bacteremia associated with septic thrombophlebitis to the right ovarian vein extending into the inferior vena cava. She was urgently treated with antibiotics and anticoagulation. Conclusion. Septic thrombophlebitis has a clinical presentation that is often misleading. Therefore, a high clinical index of suspicion and the use of appropriate imaging modalities (computed tomography) are essential in recognizing and confirming this diagnosis. Prompt treatment is warranted. Surgical thrombectomies have been successfully replaced by a combination of antibiotics and anticoagulation therapy. |
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spelling | pubmed-44802412015-07-13 Streptococcus constellatus Causing Septic Thrombophlebitis of the Right Ovarian Vein with Extension into the Inferior Vena Cava Haidar, Abdallah Haddad, Amy Naqvi, Amir Onyesoh, Ngozi U. Malik, Rushdah Williams, Michael Case Rep Infect Dis Case Report Introduction. Streptococcus constellatus collectively with Streptococcus anginosus and Streptococcus intermedius constitute the Streptococcus anginosus (formerly Streptococcus milleri) group. Though they are commonly associated with abscesses, bacteremia with subsequent septic thrombophlebitis is extremely rare, and resulting mortality is infrequent. Case Presentation. We report a case of a previously healthy 60-year-old African American female who presented with Streptococcus constellatus bacteremia associated with septic thrombophlebitis to the right ovarian vein extending into the inferior vena cava. She was urgently treated with antibiotics and anticoagulation. Conclusion. Septic thrombophlebitis has a clinical presentation that is often misleading. Therefore, a high clinical index of suspicion and the use of appropriate imaging modalities (computed tomography) are essential in recognizing and confirming this diagnosis. Prompt treatment is warranted. Surgical thrombectomies have been successfully replaced by a combination of antibiotics and anticoagulation therapy. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015 2015-06-16 /pmc/articles/PMC4480241/ /pubmed/26171262 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/495898 Text en Copyright © 2015 Abdallah Haidar et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Haidar, Abdallah Haddad, Amy Naqvi, Amir Onyesoh, Ngozi U. Malik, Rushdah Williams, Michael Streptococcus constellatus Causing Septic Thrombophlebitis of the Right Ovarian Vein with Extension into the Inferior Vena Cava |
title |
Streptococcus constellatus Causing Septic Thrombophlebitis of the Right Ovarian Vein with Extension into the Inferior Vena Cava |
title_full |
Streptococcus constellatus Causing Septic Thrombophlebitis of the Right Ovarian Vein with Extension into the Inferior Vena Cava |
title_fullStr |
Streptococcus constellatus Causing Septic Thrombophlebitis of the Right Ovarian Vein with Extension into the Inferior Vena Cava |
title_full_unstemmed |
Streptococcus constellatus Causing Septic Thrombophlebitis of the Right Ovarian Vein with Extension into the Inferior Vena Cava |
title_short |
Streptococcus constellatus Causing Septic Thrombophlebitis of the Right Ovarian Vein with Extension into the Inferior Vena Cava |
title_sort | streptococcus constellatus causing septic thrombophlebitis of the right ovarian vein with extension into the inferior vena cava |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4480241/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26171262 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/495898 |
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