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內科學誌 -第34卷第1期

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Rare Case of Klebsiella Pneumoniae Liver Abscess Complicated with Infective Endocarditis and Aortic Root Abscess in a Patient Without Diabetes  全文閱讀
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Aortic root abscess、Infective endocarditis、Klebsiella pneumoniae、Liver abscess、Transthoracic echocardiography 
栢添瀧1,3 、林裕民2,3,6 、呂明仁4,5,6 、劉哲仰1,3  
新光吳火獅紀念醫院內科部心臟內科1 、新光吳火獅紀念醫院內科部肝膽腸胃內科2 、新光吳火獅紀念醫院內科部3 、新光吳火獅紀念醫院外科部心臟血管外科4 、新光吳火獅紀念醫院外科部5 、天主教輔仁大學醫學院醫學系6  
Liver abscesses are common in Taiwan. Although Gram-negative Klebsiella species are the most common pathogens associated with liver abscesses, cases of liver abscess with infective endocarditis (IE) are rare. Herein, we report the case of a liver abscess caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae in a patient who presented with consciousness disturbance after 7 weeks of antibiotic treatment. In conjunction with the brain magnetic resonance imaging findings, cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed septic emboli. Large aortic valve vegetation, which was not initially evident, was identified during follow-up transthoracic echocardiography and later progressed into aortic root abscess formation. Therefore, the patient received porcine aortic valve replacement, from which he recovered well. We highlight the importance of prompt detection of concomitant IE, particularly in patients with degenerative aortic valves.