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Metastatic endophthalmitis and thyroid abscess complicating Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess

The thyroid is resistant to infection due to its anatomical and physiological characteristics. We present a rare case of invasive liver abscess with metastatic thyroid abscess and endogenous endophthalmitis in a previously healthy 55-year-old female patient without diabetes or other medical illness....

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Autores principales: Kim, Seon-Jae, Chu, Seong Taek, Lee, Keun Sook, Nam, Seung Woo, Choi, Jong Kyoung, Chung, Joo Won, Kwon, Hyeok Choon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Association for the Study of the Liver 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5875196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28656747
http://dx.doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2016.0066
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Sumario:The thyroid is resistant to infection due to its anatomical and physiological characteristics. We present a rare case of invasive liver abscess with metastatic thyroid abscess and endogenous endophthalmitis in a previously healthy 55-year-old female patient without diabetes or other medical illness. This report raises an important question of the virulence of Klebsiella pneumoniae as an increasingly common causative agent of liver abscess.