Liver Abscess Caused by Gemella morbillorum.
- Author:
Hyo Jung NAM
1
;
Sang Jeong YOON
;
Byung Min JOHN
;
Sung Hee JUNG
;
Anna KIM
;
Byeong Seong KO
;
Hyeon Woong YANG
;
Kue Yup HWANG
;
Jung Yoon LEE
;
Sae Hee KIM
;
Dong Jin KIM
;
Nae Yoo KIM
;
Sin Hyung LIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. yoonsay@eulji.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Gemella morbillorum;
Liver abscess
- MeSH:
Female;
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/*diagnosis;
Humans;
Liver Abscess/diagnosis/*microbiology;
Middle Aged;
*Staphylococcaceae;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2005;46(1):56-59
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Gemella morbillorum, an anaerobic-to-aerotolerant Gram-positive coccus, is a normal flora of the oral cavity, respiratory tract, urogenital organ and gastrointestinal tract, and infections caused by this organism are unusual. It has been associated mainly with endocarditis and bacteremia, and rarely with arthritis, spondylodiscitis, meningitis, brain abscess and septic shock. Liver abscess caused by G. morbillorum is very rare, and only a few cases were reported. We experienced a case of liver abscess by G. morbillorum in a 56-year-old woman presented with fever. We report this case with a review of literatures.
