Veillonella Bacteremia in Alcoholic Hepatitis
Veillonella species are commensal bacteria of the human oral, gut, and vaginal microbiota that are rarely identified as clinically relevant pathogens. Here, we describe a novel case of Veillonella atypica bacteremia in a patient with biopsy-proven alcoholic hepatitis. Veillonella species have been c...
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| description | Veillonella species are commensal bacteria of the human oral, gut, and vaginal microbiota that are rarely identified as clinically relevant pathogens. Here, we describe a novel case of Veillonella atypica bacteremia in a patient with biopsy-proven alcoholic hepatitis. Veillonella species have been correlated with disease severity and hepatic encephalopathy in liver diseases such as autoimmune hepatitis and cirrhosis. Their abundance has also been recently observed to be increased in alcoholic hepatitis, where postinflammatory infections are known to impact mortality. This case report highlights the possible clinical manifestations that result from significant gut dysbiosis in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis. Early identification and treatment of Veillonella bacteremia in susceptible populations could be crucial to survival given this organism’s predilection for causing life-threatening infections, including meningitis, endocarditis, and osteomyelitis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e77b5d1032bd4424b4d876b88485b3902025-02-03T01:08:51ZengWileyCase Reports in Hepatology2090-65872090-65952021-01-01202110.1155/2021/99472139947213Veillonella Bacteremia in Alcoholic HepatitisPatrick Lee0Brandon K. K. Fields1Tom Liang2Michael P. Dubé3Seth Politano4Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USAKeck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USAKeck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USAKeck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USAKeck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USAVeillonella species are commensal bacteria of the human oral, gut, and vaginal microbiota that are rarely identified as clinically relevant pathogens. Here, we describe a novel case of Veillonella atypica bacteremia in a patient with biopsy-proven alcoholic hepatitis. Veillonella species have been correlated with disease severity and hepatic encephalopathy in liver diseases such as autoimmune hepatitis and cirrhosis. Their abundance has also been recently observed to be increased in alcoholic hepatitis, where postinflammatory infections are known to impact mortality. This case report highlights the possible clinical manifestations that result from significant gut dysbiosis in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis. Early identification and treatment of Veillonella bacteremia in susceptible populations could be crucial to survival given this organism’s predilection for causing life-threatening infections, including meningitis, endocarditis, and osteomyelitis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9947213 |
| spellingShingle | Patrick Lee Brandon K. K. Fields Tom Liang Michael P. Dubé Seth Politano Veillonella Bacteremia in Alcoholic Hepatitis Case Reports in Hepatology |
| title | Veillonella Bacteremia in Alcoholic Hepatitis |
| title_full | Veillonella Bacteremia in Alcoholic Hepatitis |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Veillonella Bacteremia in Alcoholic Hepatitis |
| title_short | Veillonella Bacteremia in Alcoholic Hepatitis |
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| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9947213 |
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