A case of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis septicemia accompanied by a large abdominal tumor.
A 2-year-old girl with Yersinia pseudotuberculosis septicemia had a large abdominal mass that had to be differentiated from malignant tumor. The mass disappeared rapidly with antibiotic therapy and was defined to be a cluster of enlarged ileocecal lymph nodes by the clinical course and the findings at ultrasonic examination and Gallium scintigraphy.
D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000150:complications*; D015012:Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Infections / Q000150:complications*