Korean J Med.
2013 Dec;85(6):644-647.
A Case of Colon Cancer Associated with Streptococcus gallolyticus Subspecies pasteurianus Bacteremia
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sonjs@korea.com
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- Streptococcus Gallolyticus subspecies pasteurianus is a biotype II/2 of Streptococcus bovis. Although there is a clear correlation between Streptococcus bovis bacteremia and the risk of developing colon cancer, the relationship between Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies pasteurianus bacteremia and colon cancer is not clear. We report a 53-year-old female who initially presented with fever and low back pain. Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies pasteurianus was isolated in blood cultures, so we performed a colonoscopy and discovered colon cancer.
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