Achromobacter Hepatic Abscess Several Months After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Achromobacter xylosoxidans is a rare pathogen that causes opportunistic and nosocomial infections in immune-compromised patients. After a cholecystectomy, dropped stones can serve as nidus for abscess formation. We describe a rare case of hepatic abscess caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans in a 40-...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American College of Physicians
2023-06-01
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| Series: | Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| Online Access: | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2022.0771 |
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| Summary: | Achromobacter xylosoxidans is a rare pathogen that causes opportunistic and nosocomial infections in immune-compromised patients. After a cholecystectomy, dropped stones can serve as nidus for abscess formation. We describe a rare case of hepatic abscess caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans in a 40-year-old immune-competent woman who had a laparoscopic cholecystectomy 9 months previously. |
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| ISSN: | 2767-7664 |