Insidious manifestation of pyogenic liver abscess caused by Streptococcus intermedius and Micrococcus luteus: a case report

Pyogenic liver abscesses are caused by various microorganisms and usually present with fever, abdominal pain, leukocytosis and liver enzyme abnormalities. This case presents the insidious manifestation of a pyogenic liver abscess in a 34-year-old immunocompetent male, where classical manifestations...

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Autores principales: Ioannou, Antreas, Xenophontos, Eleni, Karatsi, Alexandra, Petrides, Christos, Kleridou, Maro, Zintilis, Chrysostomos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4711182/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26770811
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omv071
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Sumario:Pyogenic liver abscesses are caused by various microorganisms and usually present with fever, abdominal pain, leukocytosis and liver enzyme abnormalities. This case presents the insidious manifestation of a pyogenic liver abscess in a 34-year-old immunocompetent male, where classical manifestations of a liver abscess were absent. The microorganisms cultured from the abscess belonged to oral cavity's and gastrointestinal tract's normal flora.

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