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Lower Leg Abscess in Klebsiella pneumoniae Invasive Syndrome Caused by Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae: A Case Report

고병원 폐렴막대균 침습 증후군에 동반된 하지 농양: 증례 보고

  • Kim, Dong Seok (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Busan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University) ;
  • Kim, Dae-Yoo (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Busan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University)
  • 김동석 (인제대학교 의과대학 부산백병원 정형외과학교실) ;
  • 김대유 (인제대학교 의과대학 부산백병원 정형외과학교실)
  • Received : 2021.11.24
  • Accepted : 2021.12.27
  • Published : 2022.06.15
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Abstract

Klebsiella pneumoniae is known to cause an invasive syndrome characterized by primary liver abscess associated with metastatic infection. The characteristics of the metastatic infection involving the musculoskeletal system in this invasive syndrome are not well understood. The authors present a case report of a patient who developed abscesses of the lower extremities along with abscesses of multiple organs, such as the liver and eye, caused by K. pneumoniae. The patient was diagnosed early, and the infection was successfully controlled after several surgical treatments.

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