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Case Reports
. 2011 Jan;3(1):79-81.
doi: 10.4103/0974-777X.77300.

Pyogenic liver abscess secondary to disseminated streptococcus anginosus from sigmoid diverticulitis

Shishir Murarka  1 , Fnu Pranav, Varsha Dandavate
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Case Reports

Pyogenic liver abscess secondary to disseminated streptococcus anginosus from sigmoid diverticulitis

Shishir Murarka et al. J Glob Infect Dis. 2011 Jan.

Abstract

Pyogenic liver abscess secondary to dissemination from Sigmoid Diverticulitis is rare. Streptococcus Anginosus has been linked to abscesses but has been rarely reported from a Sigmoid Diverticulitis source. We report a case of liver abscess in which the source was confounding but eventually was traced to Sigmoid Diverticulitis on laparotomy.

Keywords: Diverticulitis; Liver abscess; Streptococcus Anginosus.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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Figure 1
CT scan of the abdomen showing multiple liver abscesses
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