Intra-abdominal abscess caused by Listeria monocytogenes in a patient with acquired hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia.
We report a case of an intra-abdominal abscess caused by Listeria monocytogenes in a postoperative patient with Evans syndrome (acquired hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia). Focal infections with L. monocytogenes are uncommon but have been reported in immunocompromised patients. A few cases of liver abscess in diabetic patients have also been reported. The present case is significant because of the paucity of previously described focal intra-abdominal infections caused by L. monocytogenes, particularly as a postsplenectomy pathogen.
Sile
Helen
H
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, Tenn 38163, USA.
Norwood
John
J
D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000150:complications*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013156:Splenectomy