Metastatic endophthalmitis and thyroid abscess complicating Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess.
- Author:
Seon Jae KIM
1
;
Seong Taek CHU
;
Keun Sook LEE
;
Seung Woo NAM
;
Jong Kyoung CHOI
;
Joo Won CHUNG
;
Hyeok Choon KWON
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Endophthalmitis; Thyroid abscess; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Liver abscess
- MeSH: Abscess*; Endophthalmitis*; Female; Humans; Klebsiella pneumoniae*; Klebsiella*; Liver Abscess*; Liver*; Middle Aged; Thyroid Gland*; Virulence
- From:Clinical and Molecular Hepatology 2018;24(1):88-91
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: 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-year-old 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.
