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-yearold female patient without diabetes or other medical illness....

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Published inClinical and molecular hepatology Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 88 - 91
Main Authors Seon-jae Kim, Seong Taek Chu, Keun Sook Lee, Seung Woo Nam, Jong Kyoung Choi, Joo Won Chung, Hyeok Choon Kwon
Format Journal Article
LanguageKorean
Published 대한간학회 31.03.2018
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Endophthalmitis
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Liver abscess
Thyroid abscess
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Summary: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-yearold 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. (Clin Mol Hepatol 2018;24:88-91)
Bibliography:The Korean Association for the Study of the Liver
ISSN:2287-2728
2287-285X