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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Main Authors: | Divyanshu Dubey, Fayez S. Raza, Anshudha Sawhney, Ambarish Pandey |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2013-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/685346 |
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