A rare Danish case of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis pyogenic liver abscess

Margarita Dudina*, Kirstine K. Søgaard, Thomas Deleuran, Katrine Grimstrup Joensen, Jens Brøndum Frøkjær, Hans Linde Nielsen

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Abstract

Yersinia pseudotuberculosis is a rare Gram-negative bacillus that cause enterocolitis and terminal ileitis. We report the first Danish case with Y. pseudotuberculosis multiple pyogenic liver abscess presenting with 6 weeks intermittently fever, fatigue, and weight loss. The patient was successfully treated with percutaneous drainage and intravenous piperacillin/tazobactam and oral ciprofloxacin.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere6464
JournalClinical Case Reports
Volume10
Issue number10
Number of pages5
ISSN2050-0904
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2022

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