RESUMEN
Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscesses with limited antibiotic resistance have been increasing among diabetics in various geographic regions, most notably in Taiwan. Two cases of Hawaiian diabetic men with Klebsiella pneumoniae primary liver abscesses are presented as well as a brief review of the literature.
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Complicaciones de la Diabetes , Diabetes Mellitus/fisiopatología , Infecciones por Klebsiella/complicaciones , Klebsiella pneumoniae/aislamiento & purificación , Absceso Piógeno Hepático/etiología , Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana , Hawaii , Humanos , Infecciones por Klebsiella/diagnóstico , Klebsiella pneumoniae/efectos de los fármacos , Absceso Piógeno Hepático/tratamiento farmacológico , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Taiwán , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos XRESUMEN
Pasteurella multocida is a gram-negative coccobacillus that primarily affects animals. P multocida infections in humans are usually associated with animal contact. To the best of our knowledge, only 7 cases of P multocida epiglottitis have been previously reported in the English-language literature; none of these cases occurred in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. We describe what we believe is the first reported case of P multocida epiglottitis in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and we review the previous reports of this rare entity.