title: Portal vein thrombosis and liver abscess due to Lactococcus lactis.
abstract: A 26-year-old man was admitted with fever and abdominal pain. Abdominal ultrasonography and Doppler ultrasound eventually revealed portal vein thrombosis and a pyogenic liver abscess (17x11x11 cm). Lactococcus lactis was isolated from a culture of the abscess material. This organism is not a common pathogen in humans. This is the first published description of portal vein thrombosis and pyogenic liver abscess due to L. lactis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey. galip_guz@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Galip
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Güz
authors.forename: Zeynep Arzu
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Yeğin
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Doğan
authors.forename: Kenan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hizel
authors.forename: Musa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bali
authors.forename: Sükrü
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sindel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002404:Catheterization; D004322:Drainage; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D013294:Lactococcus lactis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D000077731:Meropenem; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D013845:Thienamycins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000925:Anticoagulants; D013845:Thienamycins; D014859:Warfarin; D006493:Heparin; D000077731:Meropenem