Perianal Abscess Caused by Listeria monocytogenes

Listeria monocytogenes can cause gastrointestinal infections in healthy children and adults, but they tend to be mild and self-limiting. It can, however, cause serious potentially lethal infections, such as meningitis and bacteremia, to those with underlying conditions. A woman in her 60s with liver...

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Published in:Internal Medicine 2022/02/15, Vol.61(4), pp.581-583
Main Authors: Fujio, Miho, Watanabe, Takafumi, Morishita, Naomi, Ohtani, Sachiyo, Iwata, Kentaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abscess - complications
Abscess - diagnosis
Abscesses
Adult
Bacteremia
Bacteremia - complications
Case Report
Child
Cirrhosis
Epidemiology
Female
Fever
Fever - complications
Food irradiation
Humans
Internal medicine
Listeria
Listeria monocytogenes
Listeriosis - complications
Listeriosis - diagnosis
Liver cirrhosis
Meningitis
Meningitis, Listeria
pathophysiology
perianal abscess
Risk factors
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Summary:Listeria monocytogenes can cause gastrointestinal infections in healthy children and adults, but they tend to be mild and self-limiting. It can, however, cause serious potentially lethal infections, such as meningitis and bacteremia, to those with underlying conditions. A woman in her 60s with liver cirrhosis developed abdominal pain and a fever, and she turned out to have a perianal abscess caused by L. monocytogenes. Perianal abscess is a rare complication of L. monocytogenes, but a recent epidemiological study revealed that the presence of cirrhosis might also be a risk factor for the development of invasive disease.
ISSN:0918-2918
1349-7235
DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.7755-21