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Isolated Streptococcus intermedius pulmonary nodules
Streptococcus intermedius, a member of the Streptococcal anginosus group of alpha-hemolytic streptococci, remains a notable infectious agent causing necrotizing pneumonia and abscesses. We report a case of a young male with pulmonary nodules found to have Streptococcus intermedius and no other under...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5385582/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28409118 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2017.03.007 |
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author | Catalya, Stephen Komal, Bushra Tulpule, Sunil Raoof, Nazar Sen, Shuvendu |
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description | Streptococcus intermedius, a member of the Streptococcal anginosus group of alpha-hemolytic streptococci, remains a notable infectious agent causing necrotizing pneumonia and abscesses. We report a case of a young male with pulmonary nodules found to have Streptococcus intermedius and no other underlying hepatic or dental history who was treated with ceftriaxone and avoided surgical intervention. A review of the literature reveals cases that are typically treated with a combined surgical and medical approach. These same cases often involve middle aged to elderly individuals who have a past history of tobacco use, alcoholic liver cirrhosis and/or poor dentition. This case stands out given the patient’s atypical presentation. |
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spelling | pubmed-53855822017-04-13 Isolated Streptococcus intermedius pulmonary nodules Catalya, Stephen Komal, Bushra Tulpule, Sunil Raoof, Nazar Sen, Shuvendu IDCases Case Report Streptococcus intermedius, a member of the Streptococcal anginosus group of alpha-hemolytic streptococci, remains a notable infectious agent causing necrotizing pneumonia and abscesses. We report a case of a young male with pulmonary nodules found to have Streptococcus intermedius and no other underlying hepatic or dental history who was treated with ceftriaxone and avoided surgical intervention. A review of the literature reveals cases that are typically treated with a combined surgical and medical approach. These same cases often involve middle aged to elderly individuals who have a past history of tobacco use, alcoholic liver cirrhosis and/or poor dentition. This case stands out given the patient’s atypical presentation. Elsevier 2017-03-23 /pmc/articles/PMC5385582/ /pubmed/28409118 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2017.03.007 Text en © 2017 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Catalya, Stephen Komal, Bushra Tulpule, Sunil Raoof, Nazar Sen, Shuvendu Isolated Streptococcus intermedius pulmonary nodules |
title | Isolated Streptococcus intermedius pulmonary nodules |
title_full | Isolated Streptococcus intermedius pulmonary nodules |
title_fullStr | Isolated Streptococcus intermedius pulmonary nodules |
title_full_unstemmed | Isolated Streptococcus intermedius pulmonary nodules |
title_short | Isolated Streptococcus intermedius pulmonary nodules |
title_sort | isolated streptococcus intermedius pulmonary nodules |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5385582/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28409118 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2017.03.007 |
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