title: [Endophthalmitis, liver abscess, and cerebral and pulmonary emboli in a 48-year-old Vietnamese man].
abstract: We present the case of a 48-year-old Vietnamese man with endophthalmitis, liver abscess, and pulmonary and cerebral septic emboli. Klebsiella pneumoniae was isolated as the causative organism; there were no laboratory findings suggestive of invasive fungal infection. Klebsiella pneumoniae invasive syndrome is a rare disease in Germany. This case report exemplifies the necessity of a dedicated diagnostic approach that takes into consideration factors such as ethnic origin and accompanying diseases of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Nephrologie und Rheumatologie, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075, Göttingen, Deutschland, peter.korsten@med.uni-goettingen.de.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Korsten
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vasko
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gross
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Schrempf
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Zimmermann
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Schulze
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology