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A Hidden Threat: Hydatid Cyst Masked by Bacterial Infection.
Cureus
October 2024
Gastroenterology, Peterborough City Hospital, Peterborough, GBR.
Hydatid cysts are parasitic infections that primarily affect the liver, but complications like secondary bacterial infections can obscure the clinical presentation. Though infections are common in general practice, hepatic abscesses, particularly those associated with hydatid cysts, are rare and often manifest with non-specific symptoms, leading to delayed diagnosis. Given the risk of serious complications such as rupture and sepsis, maintaining a high index of suspicion is critical, especially in patients with risk factors like a history of travel to endemic regions, liver disease, or excessive alcohol consumption.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGastrointestinal Variant of Lemierre Syndrome due to : A Case Report.
Case Rep Gastroenterol
March 2024
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ascension Providence Hospital, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Southfield, MI, USA.
Introduction: Pyogenic liver abscess is a noteworthy health concern in North America, characterized by a mortality rate ranging from 2 to 12%. This condition is often polymicrobial, with species and as the predominant causal pathogens in Western countries. species, typically commensals of gastrointestinal, genital, and oral flora, have been implicated in the rare formation of tonsillar abscesses and Lemierre syndrome, including its gastrointestinal variant known as pylephlebitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Two patients with cat scratch disease].
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd
March 2023
Deventer Ziekenhuis, afd. Interne Geneeskunde, Deventer.
Background: Cat scratch disease (CSD) is caused by Bartonella henselae infection. CSD is usually characterized by self-limiting regional lymphadenopathy. However, sometimes CSD presents as a disseminated disease with multiple organ involvement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe first case of Ochrobactrum intermedium bacteremia in a pediatric patient with malignant tumor.
BMC Infect Dis
December 2021
Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Background: Ochrobactrum spp. are non-fermenting, Gram-negative bacilli that are regarded as emerging human pathogens of low virulence that can cause infections. The first identified case of Ochrobactrum intermedium was reported in 1998 in a liver transplantation patient with liver abcess.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLactococcus lactis ssp lactis a rare cause of liver abscesses: A case report and literature review.
Int J Surg Case Rep
April 2021
Service of Emergency of the Visceral Surgery, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Centre, Morocco; Hassan II University of Casablanca, Medicine and Pharmacy Faculty, Morocco; Department of Surgery, Ibn Rochd-Casablanca University Hospital Centre, Morocco.
Introduction: We present a liver abscess due to Lactococcus lactis ssp lactis.
Case Presentation: It is a 27-year-old male patient without history who presented the right hypochondrium pain over 10 days. The physical examination noted right hypochondrium pain and hépatomegally.
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