Chest wall abscess due to Prevotella bivia.
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.
Hsu
Gwo-jong
GJ
Department of Medicine, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi City 60002, Taiwan, China.
Chen
Cheng-ren
CR
Lai
Mei-chu
MC
Luh
Shi-ping
SP
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