Case report: computed tomography in the diagnosis of Yersinia infection in a patient with thalassemia major.
Yersinia enterocolitica is becoming increasingly recognized as a source of abscess formation in patients with numerous underlying disease entities, most notably hepatic and hematologic disorders. Patients ranging in age from infancy to adulthood can become infected with this worldwide pathogen, which seems to be relatively rare in the United States. We present the appearance of a Yersinia abscess on computed tomography in the hope that an increased awareness of this infection will result in earlier diagnosis and improved therapeutic management.
D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology