Multilocular Hepatic Abscess Formation and Sepsis due to Yersinia enterocolitica in a Patient with Hereditary Hemochromatosis and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Multilocular Hepatic Abscess Formation and Sepsis due to Yersinia enterocolitica in a Patient with Hereditary Hemochromatosis and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Infection with Yersinia enterocolitica (YE) typically presents with mild gastroenteritis without systemic infection. However, systemic YE infection has been described in states of iron overload. We present the case of a patient with sepsis with hepatic abscesses due to YE infection. Workup revealed...

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Main Authors: Matthias Sauter, Stephan R. Vavricka, Pascal Locher, Benjamin Preiswerk, Dominik Weishaupt, Christoph A. Meier, Benjamin Misselwitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2017-11-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Hepatic abscess
Yersinia enterocolitica
Sepsis
Hemochromatosis
Iron overload
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/481932

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