[Liver abscess caused by Gemella morbillorum].
Gemella morbillorum, an anaerobic-to-aerotolerant Gram-positive coccus, is a normal flora of the oral cavity, respiratory tract, urogenital organ and gastrointestinal tract, and infections caused by this organism are unusual. It has been associated mainly with endocarditis and bacteremia, and rarely with arthritis, spondylodiscitis, meningitis, brain abscess and septic shock. Liver abscess caused by G. morbillorum is very rare, and only a few cases were reported. We experienced a case of liver abscess by G. morbillorum in a 56-year-old woman presented with fever. We report this case with a review of literatures.
Nam
Hyo Jung
HJ
Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
Yoon
Sang Jeong
SJ
John
Byung Min
BM
Jung
Sung Hee
SH
Kim
Anna
A
Ko
Byeong Seong
BS
Yang
Hyeon Woong
HW
Hwang
Kue Yup
KY
Lee
Jung Yoon
JY
Kim
Sae Hee
SH
Kim
Dong Jin
DJ
Kim
Nae Yoo
NY
Lim
Sin Hyung
SH
D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D040141:Staphylococcaceae; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed