Liver abscess due to Granulicatella adiacens in an immunocompetent patient: Case report
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| author | Julio García-Casallas |
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| contents | Liver abscess due to Granulicatella adiacens in an immunocompetent patient: Case report Julio García-Casallas Katherine Patiño-Salazar Eduardo Tuta-Quintero Miguel Molina-Ardila Medicina pyogenic case reports Liver abscess Pyogenic liver abscesses due to Granulicatella adiacens are infections associated with high mortality, mainly in immunocompromised patients. The main microorganisms associated with liver abscesses are Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Escherichia coli, though it may also be polymicrobial. However, case reports describing liver infection by Granulicatella adiacens are scarce.We present the case of an immunocompetent adult patient who presented 15 days of evolution consisting of quantified fever peaks associated with asthenia, adynamia, chills, jaundice and coluria. The initial clinical examination revealed a generalized icteric tint without abdominal pain, and blood pressure with a tendency to hypotension. Biliopancreatic confluent neoplasia, secondary cholangitis and sepsis of biliary origin were suspected, initiating fluid resuscitation and antibiotic therapy; blood cultures and complementary diagnostic studies were taken. Hepatobiliary ultrasound with evidence of an abscess of 73 x 62 mm in segment IV; the bile duct and pancreas were within normal limits. To better characterize the lesion evidenced in the liver, a contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the abdomen was performed. The patient completed antibiotic management with ciprofloxacin, vancomycin, and metronidazole in good condition and was successfully discharged.This is the first pyogenic liver abscess reported caused by Granulicatella adiacens in an immunocompetent patient, in whom early microbiological diagnosis in conjunction with targeted antibiotic treatment and percutaneous drainage of the lesion was decisive in the clinical outcome. 2023 otro 0120-4157 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=84375687003 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84375687003/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84375687003/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84375687003/84375687003.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84375687003/movil https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.6504 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=843 Biomédica application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Biomédica (Colombia) Num.1 Vol.43 |
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| spellingShingle | Liver abscess due to Granulicatella adiacens in an immunocompetent patient: Case report Julio García-Casallas Medicina pyogenic case reports Liver abscess Liver abscess due to Granulicatella adiacens in an immunocompetent patient: Case report Julio García-Casallas Katherine Patiño-Salazar Eduardo Tuta-Quintero Miguel Molina-Ardila Medicina pyogenic case reports Liver abscess Pyogenic liver abscesses due to Granulicatella adiacens are infections associated with high mortality, mainly in immunocompromised patients. The main microorganisms associated with liver abscesses are Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Escherichia coli, though it may also be polymicrobial. However, case reports describing liver infection by Granulicatella adiacens are scarce.We present the case of an immunocompetent adult patient who presented 15 days of evolution consisting of quantified fever peaks associated with asthenia, adynamia, chills, jaundice and coluria. The initial clinical examination revealed a generalized icteric tint without abdominal pain, and blood pressure with a tendency to hypotension. Biliopancreatic confluent neoplasia, secondary cholangitis and sepsis of biliary origin were suspected, initiating fluid resuscitation and antibiotic therapy; blood cultures and complementary diagnostic studies were taken. Hepatobiliary ultrasound with evidence of an abscess of 73 x 62 mm in segment IV; the bile duct and pancreas were within normal limits. To better characterize the lesion evidenced in the liver, a contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the abdomen was performed. The patient completed antibiotic management with ciprofloxacin, vancomycin, and metronidazole in good condition and was successfully discharged.This is the first pyogenic liver abscess reported caused by Granulicatella adiacens in an immunocompetent patient, in whom early microbiological diagnosis in conjunction with targeted antibiotic treatment and percutaneous drainage of the lesion was decisive in the clinical outcome. 2023 otro 0120-4157 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=84375687003 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84375687003/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84375687003/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84375687003/84375687003.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84375687003/movil https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.6504 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=843 Biomédica application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Biomédica (Colombia) Num.1 Vol.43 |
| title | Liver abscess due to Granulicatella adiacens in an immunocompetent patient: Case report |
| topic | Medicina pyogenic case reports Liver abscess |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=84375687003 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84375687003/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84375687003/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84375687003/84375687003.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84375687003/movil https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.6504 |