Dental infection in a cirrhotic patient. Source of recurrent sepsis.
A patient with alcoholic cirrhosis had multiple episodes of sepsis with Klebsiella pneumonia. Repeated searches for the source of infection finally revealed the organism in the root of a tooth. Evidence indicated that this site was the primary source of infection. The importance of dental infections in alcoholics and the difficulty in diagnosing those infections are emphasized by this case.
D005491:Focal Infection, Dental / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence