Evangelista, Vasco and Gonçalves, Cristiana V. and Almeida, Raquel and Henriques, Célia and Baptista, António Martins and Pimenta da Graça, José and Araújo, José Lomelino (2018) Klebsiella pneumoniae Invasive Syndrome. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 5 (3). ISSN 2284-2594
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Abstract
Klebsiella pneumoniae invasive syndrome (KPIS) is a rare clinical condition characterized by primary liver abscess associated with metastatic infection. Most case reports are from Southeast Asia, with only one case described in Portugal. The Authors present the case of a 44-year-old man with a history of fever, dry cough and cervicalgia. A thoracic computed tomography (CT) scan showed multiple pulmonary and hepatic nodules, suggestive of metastatic malignancy. Both blood cultures and bronchoalveolar lavage were positive for Klebsiella pneumoniae. Imaging studies were repeated during his hospital stay, showing a reduction in both number and volume of identified lesions, thus revealing their infectious nature. This case illustrates how much this entity can mimic other illnesses.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Klebsiella pneumoniae, invasive syndrome, liver abscess |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
| Depositing User: | Chiara D'Arpa |
| Date Deposited: | 24 May 2018 09:06 |
| Last Modified: | 24 May 2018 09:06 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/17792 |
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