Korean J Gastroenterol.
2005 Jul;46(1):56-59.
Liver Abscess Caused by Gemella morbillorum
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. yoonsay@eulji.ac.kr
Abstract
- Gemella morbillorum, an anaerobic-to-aerotolerant Gram-positive coccus, is a normal flora of the oral cavity, respiratory tract, urogenital organ and gastrointestinal tract, and infections caused by this organism are unusual. It has been associated mainly with endocarditis and bacteremia, and rarely with arthritis, spondylodiscitis, meningitis, brain abscess and septic shock. Liver abscess caused by G. morbillorum is very rare, and only a few cases were reported. We experienced a case of liver abscess by G. morbillorum in a 56-year-old woman presented with fever. We report this case with a review of literatures.
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