[Endophthalmitis, liver abscess, and cerebral and pulmonary emboli in a 48-year-old Vietnamese man]

Internist (Berl). 2014 Jun;55(6):722-5. doi: 10.1007/s00108-014-3484-z.
[Article in German]

Abstract

We present the case of a 48-year-old Vietnamese man with endophthalmitis, liver abscess, and pulmonary and cerebral septic emboli. Klebsiella pneumoniae was isolated as the causative organism; there were no laboratory findings suggestive of invasive fungal infection. Klebsiella pneumoniae invasive syndrome is a rare disease in Germany. This case report exemplifies the necessity of a dedicated diagnostic approach that takes into consideration factors such as ethnic origin and accompanying diseases of the patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Endophthalmitis / diagnosis*
  • Endophthalmitis / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Embolism / diagnosis*
  • Intracranial Embolism / microbiology
  • Klebsiella Infections / diagnosis*
  • Klebsiella Infections / microbiology*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
  • Liver Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Liver Abscess / microbiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis*
  • Pulmonary Embolism / microbiology