Lung abscess caused by Streptococcus intermedius in an immunocompetent patient

Autor:	Jorge Torras, Gerson De Freitas, Amit Toor
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Productive Cough Lung biology business.industry Aerobic bacteria Lung abscess Streptococcus intermedius biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Dermatology Pneumonia medicine.anatomical_structure Tracheobronchitis Oral microbiology Medicine business
Zdroj:	International Journal of Advanced Community Medicine. 3:10-14
ISSN:	2616-3594 2616-3586
Popis:	Lung abscesses are most commonly polymicrobial, being caused by both anaerobic and aerobic bacteria, usually from the oral flora. A particular pathogen present in the oral flora, Streptococcus intermedius, has been known to cause aggressive pyogenic infections such as abscesses, most often on the soft tissues, liver and brain. Though less common, these infections can also occur in the lungs of immunocompetent individuals without preceding risk factors. In such cases, a presentation with productive cough and fever can be misdiagnosed as tracheobronchitis or pneumonia. We present the case of an immunocompetent patient without significant underlying risk factors, who was initially misdiagnosed as recurrent sinusitis, that was found to have a lung abscess due to S. intermedius infection.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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