Liver abscess due to Yersinia bacteremia in a well-controlled type I diabetic patient

Yersiniae enterocolitica, a gram negative rod-like organism, causes terminal ileitis and mesenteric adenitis in adolescents and adults. Someforms present with liver and spleen abscesses and have worse prognosis.We report a type 1 diabetic patient with a liver abscess mimicking metastatic liver disea...

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Published in:Endokrynologia polska 2011, Vol.62 (4), p.357-360
Main Authors: Mert, Meral, Kocabay, Gonenc, Özülker, Tamer, Temizel, Mustafa, Yanar, Hakan, Uygun, Özlem, Özülker, Filiz, Arman, Yücel, Cevizci, Ertan, Ölek, Ali Çetin
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Language:English
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Abscesses
Diabetes
Liver
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Summary:Yersiniae enterocolitica, a gram negative rod-like organism, causes terminal ileitis and mesenteric adenitis in adolescents and adults. Someforms present with liver and spleen abscesses and have worse prognosis.We report a type 1 diabetic patient with a liver abscess mimicking metastatic liver disease who was successfully treated with percutaneousdrainage and antibiotic administration; culture from blood was positive for Yersinia enterocolitica, but drainage material from the liverabscess did not yield a positive result for Yersinia enterocolitica. Although the prognosis is not good in such cases, with high mortality rates,our patient recovered from the disease with appropriate treatment. (Pol J Endocrinol 2011; 62 (4): 357–360)
ISSN:0423-104X