Klebsiella pneumoniae Renal Abscess Syndrome: A Rare Case with Metastatic Involvement of Lungs, Eye, and Brain
We describe a rare case of Klebsiella pneumoniae renal abscess with metastatic spread leading to endopthalmitis, pulmonary cavitary lesions, and cerebral emboli in a 41-year-old Hispanic female with diabetes mellitus who presented with a four-to-five-day history of fevers, headache, eye pain, and vo...
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| author | Divyanshu Dubey Fayez S. Raza Anshudha Sawhney Ambarish Pandey |
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| description | We describe a rare case of Klebsiella pneumoniae renal abscess with metastatic spread leading to endopthalmitis, pulmonary cavitary lesions, and cerebral emboli in a 41-year-old Hispanic female with diabetes mellitus who presented with a four-to-five-day history of fevers, headache, eye pain, and vomiting. She was treated with IV antibiotics and made a gradual but full recovery. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e8d8cf6ca3fb41baa80f3e045fdc80a22025-02-03T01:02:30ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332013-01-01201310.1155/2013/685346685346Klebsiella pneumoniae Renal Abscess Syndrome: A Rare Case with Metastatic Involvement of Lungs, Eye, and BrainDivyanshu Dubey0Fayez S. Raza1Anshudha Sawhney2Ambarish Pandey3Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75235, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75235, USANetaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur, IndiaDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75235, USAWe describe a rare case of Klebsiella pneumoniae renal abscess with metastatic spread leading to endopthalmitis, pulmonary cavitary lesions, and cerebral emboli in a 41-year-old Hispanic female with diabetes mellitus who presented with a four-to-five-day history of fevers, headache, eye pain, and vomiting. She was treated with IV antibiotics and made a gradual but full recovery.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/685346 |
| spellingShingle | Divyanshu Dubey Fayez S. Raza Anshudha Sawhney Ambarish Pandey Klebsiella pneumoniae Renal Abscess Syndrome: A Rare Case with Metastatic Involvement of Lungs, Eye, and Brain Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Klebsiella pneumoniae Renal Abscess Syndrome: A Rare Case with Metastatic Involvement of Lungs, Eye, and Brain |
| title_full | Klebsiella pneumoniae Renal Abscess Syndrome: A Rare Case with Metastatic Involvement of Lungs, Eye, and Brain |
| title_fullStr | Klebsiella pneumoniae Renal Abscess Syndrome: A Rare Case with Metastatic Involvement of Lungs, Eye, and Brain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Klebsiella pneumoniae Renal Abscess Syndrome: A Rare Case with Metastatic Involvement of Lungs, Eye, and Brain |
| title_short | Klebsiella pneumoniae Renal Abscess Syndrome: A Rare Case with Metastatic Involvement of Lungs, Eye, and Brain |
| title_sort | klebsiella pneumoniae renal abscess syndrome a rare case with metastatic involvement of lungs eye and brain |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/685346 |
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