Two Cases of Liver Abscess Caused by Group G beta-Hemolytic Streptococcus.
- Author:
Sang Jong PARK
1
;
Hyun Joong KIM
;
Bang Hoon LEE
;
Hyuck LEE
;
Kyong Ran PECK
;
Sungmin KIM
;
Jae Hoon SONG
;
Kwang Cheol KOH
;
Nam Yong LEE
Author Information
1. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Liver abscess;
Group G beta-hemolytic Streptococcus
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Arthritis;
Diarrhea;
Endocarditis;
Female;
Fever;
Humans;
Intestines;
Liver Abscess*;
Liver*;
Meningitis;
Needles;
Neurofibromatoses;
Osteomyelitis;
Penicillins;
Peritonitis;
Pharyngitis;
Pharynx;
Puerperal Infection;
Sepsis;
Skin;
Soft Tissue Infections;
Streptococcus*;
Suppuration
- From:Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases
1999;31(2):153-156
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Group G beta-hemolytic Streptococcus is a normal flora of skin, pharynx, female genital tract, and intestine. Group G beta-hemolytic Streptococcus has been reported to cause a variety of human infections, such as pharyngitis, soft tissue infection, arthritis, osteomyelitis, respiratory infection, endocarditis, meningitis, puerperal infection, neonatal sepsis and peritonitis. But liver abscess caused by group G beta-hemolytic Streptococcus has not been reported to date. We report two cases of liver abscess caused by group G beta-hemolytic Streptococcus. One patient with underlying neurofibromatosis presented with fever and diarrhea; the other patient presented with fever and pain on the right upper quadrant of abdomen. Hepatic abscess was diagnosed by computerized tomography and confirmed by percutaneous needle aspiration. Cultures of pus obtained by aspiration revealed group G beta-hemolytic Streptococcus, which were susceptible all tested antibiotics, including penicillin.
