Aseptic abscess syndrome associated with traveler's diarrhea after a trip to Malaysia.
The first, to our knowledge, case of the aseptic abscesses syndrome as a complication of traveler's diarrhea after a trip to Malaysia is presented. The patient failed to respond to several antimicrobials. The diagnosis was histologically confirmed and the patient only responded to immunomodulatory therapy with corticosteroids and methotrexate. Travel physicians should be aware of this entity reviewed herein in the context of traveler's diarrhea.
4th Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, University General Hospital "Attikon", Athens, Greece.
Zois
Z
Panos
2nd Propaideutic Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, University General Hospital "Attikon", Athens, Greece.
George
G
Giannopoulos
2nd Propaideutic Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, University General Hospital "Attikon", Athens, Greece.
Eymorfia
E
Papangeli
4th Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, University General Hospital "Attikon", Athens, Greece.
Emmanouil
E
Antalis
Travel Medicine Office, Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece.
Androula
A
Pavli
Department of Cytopathology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, University General Hospital "Attikon", Athens, Greece.
Aris
A
Spathis
4th Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, University General Hospital "Attikon", Athens, Greece.
Garyfalia
G
Poulakou
2nd Propaideutic Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, University General Hospital "Attikon", Athens, Greece.
George
G
Dimitriadis
2nd Department of Pathology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, University General Hospital "Attikon", Athens, Greece.
Ioannis
I
Panayiotides
4th Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, University General Hospital "Attikon", Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios
D
Boumpas
4th Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, University General Hospital "Attikon", Athens, Greece.
Sotirios
S
Tsiodras
Diarrhea; Gastroenteritis; Post-travel; “Septic abscess”
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