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Case Reports
. 2016 Sep 15:6:23-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2016.09.001. eCollection 2016.

Aseptic abscess syndrome associated with traveler's diarrhea after a trip to Malaysia

Zois Panos  1 , George Giannopoulos  2 , Eymorfia Papangeli  2 , Emmanouil Antalis  1 , Androula Pavli  3 , Aris Spathis  4 , Garyfalia Poulakou  1 , George Dimitriadis  2 , Ioannis Panayiotides  5 , Dimitrios Boumpas  1 , Sotirios Tsiodras  1
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Aseptic abscess syndrome associated with traveler's diarrhea after a trip to Malaysia

Zois Panos et al. IDCases. .

Abstract

The first, to our knowledge, case of the aseptic abscesses syndrome as a complication of traveler's diarrhea after a trip to Malaysia is presented. The patient failed to respond to several antimicrobials. The diagnosis was histologically confirmed and the patient only responded to immunomodulatory therapy with corticosteroids and methotrexate. Travel physicians should be aware of this entity reviewed herein in the context of traveler's diarrhea.

Keywords: Diarrhea; Gastroenteritis; Post-travel; “Septic abscess”.

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