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Park, Park, Park, Kim, Hong, Lee, and Yim: Liver Abscess due to Gemella morbillorum in a Healthy Woman
Case Report
Infection & Chemotherapy

Infection & Chemotherapy 2011; 43(4): 363-366.

Published online: 31 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2011.43.4.363

Liver Abscess due to Gemella morbillorum in a Healthy Woman

Il Woo Park, Seong Min Park, Ju Chul Park, Byung Seok Kim, Young Mi Hong, Joon Sang Lee, Ju Kyeon Yim

Department of Internal Medicine, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital, Busan, Korea.

Correspondence to Ju Kyeon Yim M.D. Department of Internal Medicine, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital, 374-75 Namsan-dong, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 609-728, Korea. Tel: +82-51-580-1250, Fax: +82-51-583-6200, yimjk1@naver.com

Received 16 March 2011       Revised 20 May 2011       Accepted 20 May 2011

Copyright © 2011 by The Korean Society of Infectious Diseases and Korean Society for Chemotherapy

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Abstract

Gemella morbillorum is a normal flora of the oral cavity, upper respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, or genitourinary system. Human infection cause by G. morbillorum is very rare. Known predisposing conditions are intravenous drug abuse, alcoholism, cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, renal disease and poor oral hygiene. Most reported cases are infective endocarditis and vasculitis. We experienced a case of liver abscess by G. morbillorum in a healthy young woman, who was treated successfully with antibiotics and drainage. We report this case along with a literature review.

Keywords: Liver, Abscess, Gemella morbillorum

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Figure 1
Initial abdominal CT images showing a 12×7.5×13 cm, multi-septated, enhancing, thick walled cystic mass in the right posterior segment of the liver.
(A) pre-enhanced phase, (B) arterial phase, (C) portal phase, (D) delayed phase.
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Figure 2
On hospital day 30, a follow up CT scan revealed a nearly resolved liver abscess with drain catheter insertion state.
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