A Case of Splenic Botryomycosis Caused by Streptococcus mitis in a Patient with a Previous Distal Gastrectomy.
10.3904/kjm.2015.88.5.608
- Author:
Yang Hee HAN
1
;
Sang Jin LEE
;
Jun Sung KWON
;
Kyoo Ho CHOI
;
Moon Ho KIM
;
Eun Hee SONG
;
Gil Hyun KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung, Korea. sangjin@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Botryomycosis;
Gastrectomy;
Spleen;
Streptococcus mitis
- MeSH:
Bacterial Infections;
Female;
Gastrectomy*;
Humans;
Immunocompromised Host;
Middle Aged;
Skin;
Spleen;
Stomach Neoplasms;
Streptococcus mitis*
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2015;88(5):608-611
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Botryomycosis is an uncommon chronic suppurative bacterial infection of the skin and visceral organs seen primarily in immunocompromised patients. Here, we report a case of splenic botryomycosis caused by Streptococcus mitis in a 53-year-old immunocompetent woman with a history of distal gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer.
