title: Unrecognized cervical spinal epidural abscess associated with metastatic Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia and liver abscess in nondiabetic patients.
abstract: We describe a Klebsiella pneumoniae-related liver abscess and unrecognized epidural abscess with or without endophthalmitis in 2 nondiabetic patients, both of whom suffered neurologic complications after invasive procedure. Although rare, we should keep these types of cases in mind when making a diagnosis in patients with both liver abscess and complaint of neck pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ming-Ju
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: Tsung-Chien
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Matthew Huei-Ming
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Hsiu-Po
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shyr-Chyr
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D020802:Epidural Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging