title: Chest wall abscess due to Prevotella bivia.
abstract: Prevotella bivia is associated with pelvic inflammatory disease. A 77-year-old man developed a rapidly growing chest wall abscess due to P. bivia within days. He underwent surgical resection of the infected area; his postoperative course was uneventful. This is the first case of chest wall abscess due to P. bivia infection. Its correct diagnosis cannot be underestimated because fulminant infections can occur in aged or immunocompromised patients if treated incorrectly. Prompt, appropriate surgical management, and antibiotic therapy affect treatment outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi City 60002, Taiwan, China.
authors.forename: Gwo-jong
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Cheng-ren
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Mei-chu
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Shi-ping
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Luh
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D016866:Bacteroidaceae Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018720:Prevotella / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology*; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed