SPLEEN ABSCESS CAUSED BY EIKENELLA-CORRODENS

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PEREZPOMATA, MT
DOMINGUEZ, J
HORCAJO, P
SANTIDRIAN, F
BISQUERT, J
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[1] HOSP GEN INSALUD GUADALAJARA, DEPT SURG, GUADALAJARA, SPAIN
[2] HOSP GEN INSALUD GUADALAJARA, DEPT INTERNAL MED, GUADALAJARA, SPAIN
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R51 [传染病];
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A case is reported of splenic abscess due to Eikenella corrodens, a gram-negative rod which is found as part of normal flora in human mucous surfaces. A 64-year-old man presented with fever, chills, anorexia and abdominal pain. Abdominal ultrasound examination showed a perisplenic fluid collection which was considered to be either blood or a subcapsular spleen abscess. The presence of a splenic abscess was later confirmed during surgery and a splenectomy was performed. Splenic purulent material and blood cultures yielded Eikenella corrodens. The patient received cefotaxime for 19 days and was discharged asymptomatic.
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