Suppurative lymphadenitis caused by hypermucoid-variant Klebsiella in a Polynesian woman: a case report.

Authors :: Sun B
Singhal S
Winslow DL
Source :: Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease [Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis] 2020 Dec; Vol. 98 (4), pp. 115166. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Aug 07.
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: Hypermucoid Klebsiella pneumoniae, known for its association with multiple-organ infection, has gradually increased in prevalence beyond where it was first characterized in East Asia. Here we describe a unique presentation of suppurative lymphadenitis due to hypermucoid Klebsiella in a patient from Tonga, a country with few reported cases.<br /> (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Female
Humans
Jugular Veins diagnostic imaging
Klebsiella Infections diagnosis
Klebsiella pneumoniae isolation & purification
Lymphadenitis diagnosis
Middle Aged
Venous Thrombosis diagnosis
Venous Thrombosis etiology
Klebsiella Infections complications
Klebsiella pneumoniae pathogenicity
Lymphadenitis etiology

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