A Case of Liver Abscess Caused by Edwardsiella tardaa

Takayuki Ota; Yoshio Nakano; Masahiro Nishi; Shohei Matsuno; Hiromichi Kawashima; Takayuki Nakagawa; Tomoyuki Takagi; Hisao Wakasaki; Hiroto Furuta; Taisei Nakao; Hideyuki Sasaki; Takashi Akamizu

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.50.5297

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A Case of Liver Abscess Caused by Edwardsiella tardaa

Takayuki Ota, Yoshio Nakano, Masahiro Nishi, Shohei Matsuno, Hiromichi Kawashima, Takayuki Nakagawa, Tomoyuki Takagi, Hisao Wakasaki, Hiroto Furuta, Taisei Nakao, Hideyuki Sasaki, Takashi Akamizu

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Takayuki Ota
The First Department of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Japan
Yoshio Nakano
The First Department of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Japan
Masahiro Nishi
The First Department of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Japan
Shohei Matsuno
The First Department of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Japan
Hiromichi Kawashima
The First Department of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Japan
Takayuki Nakagawa
The First Department of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Japan
Tomoyuki Takagi
The First Department of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Japan
Hisao Wakasaki
The First Department of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Japan
Hiroto Furuta
The First Department of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Japan
Taisei Nakao
The First Department of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Japan
Hideyuki Sasaki
The First Department of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Japan
Takashi Akamizu
The First Department of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Japan

Keywords: Edwardsiella tarda, liver abscess

JOURNAL OPEN ACCESS

2011 Volume 50 Issue 13 Pages 1439-1442

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.50.5297

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Abstract

Edwardsiella tarda, a member of the Enterobacteriaceae family, is found in freshwater and marine environments. Extraintestinal infections of Edwardsiella tarda have been rarely reported. We describe a 70-year-old Japanese woman suffering from autoimmune hemolytic anemia, with liver abscess caused by Edwardsiella tarda. She had a history of cholecystectomy for gallbladder stone 10 years prior to this admission. She was successfully treated with percutaneous transhepatic abscess aspiration and meropenem. This is the first report of liver abscess caused by Edwardsiella tarda in Japan.

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