Open AccessKlebsiella pneumoniae peritonsillar abscess followed by liver abscess in an immunocompetent adult
Author(s) -
KuanCheng Lai,
ShihHung Tsai,
Yulong Chen,
SyJou Chen,
WenI Liao
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
yīxué yánjiū zázhì/journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2542-4939
pISSN - 1011-4564
DOI - 10.4103/1011-4564.134388
Subject(s) - medicine , peritonsillar abscess , klebsiella pneumoniae , asymptomatic , pyogenic liver abscess , surgery , liver abscess , abscess , biochemistry , chemistry , escherichia coli , gene
Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is a common intra-abdominal infection in immunocompromised patients. The disease is associated with a high mortality rate if not be diagnosed promptly. Fever may be the only sign of PLA and the disease is sometimes misdiagnosed because it is often asymptomatic. We report a 26-year-old male who presented with Klebsiella pneumoniae PLA 3 weeks after being treated for K. pneumoniae peritonsillar abscess. The K. pneumoniae PLA was diagnosed by abdominal ultrasound and treated with percutaneous drainage and an adequate period of antibiotic therapy. This case demonstrates the importance of considering K. pneumoniae PLA in immunocompetent patients who present with fever of unknown cause and recent K. pneumoniae infection