Liver abscess due to Yersinia bacteremia in a well-controlled type I diabetic patient
Endokrynologia Polska, cilt.62, sa.4, ss.357-360, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 62 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2011
- Dergi Adı: Endokrynologia Polska
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.357-360
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Liver abscess, Type I diabetes mellitus, Yersinia enterocolitica
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Yersiniae enterocolitica, a gram negative rod-like organism, causes terminal ileitis and mesenteric adenitis in adolescents and adults. Some forms present with liver and spleen abscesses and have worse prognosis. We report a type 1 diabetic patient with a liver abscess mimicking metastatic liver disease who was successfully treated with percutaneous drainage and antibiotic administration; culture from blood was positive for Yersinia enterocolitica, but drainage material from the liver abscess did not yield a positive result for Yersinia enterocolitica. Although the prognosis is not good in such cases, with high mortality rates, our patient recovered from the disease with appropriate treatment.