Metastatic endophthalmitis and thyroid abscess complicating Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess.
Seon-Jae KimSeong Taek ChuKeun Sook LeeSeung Woo NamJong Kyoung ChoiJoo Won ChungHyeok Choon KwonPublished in: Clinical and molecular hepatology (2017)
The thyroid is resistant to infection due to its anatomical and physiological characteristics. We present a rare case of invasive liver abscess with metastatic thyroid abscess and endogenous endophthalmitis in a previously healthy 55-year-old female patient without diabetes or other medical illness. This report raises an important question of the virulence of Klebsiella pneumoniae as an increasingly common causative agent of liver abscess.