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Klebsiella Pneumonia-Necrotizing Fasciitis followed by Liver Abscess

폐렴 간균-괴사성 근막염에 이어 발생한 간농양

  • Lee, Seung Hyun (Department of Pediatrics, Wonkwang University School of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Jeong Woo (Department of Emergency Medicine, Wonkwang University School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Myeung Su (Department of Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University School of Medicine)
  • 이승현 (원광대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 최정우 (원광대학교 의과대학 응급의학교실) ;
  • 이명수 (원광대학교 의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Received : 2018.03.16
  • Accepted : 2018.06.01
  • Published : 2018.06.30

Abstract

We report a case of a patient with necrotizing fasciitis followed by liver abscess. A 51-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a 5-day history of fever and chills with painful swelling of the right thigh. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan showed fluid collection with numerous dark signal intensities considered as air-bubbles between the posteromedial and posterolateral groups of the right thigh, resulting in presumptive diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis. At the time of admission, an ultrasonograph of the abdomen showed increased parenchymal echogenicity of both kidneys and no liver abscess. Ten days after fasciotomy, an abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan showed intrahepatic abscess. Sonography-guided percutaneous drainage was performed. Both cultures of pus specimens from the liver abscess and right thigh yielded Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae). The patient was treated with fasciotomy several times and parenteral antibiotics, after which he began to improve. After 5 weeks, liver abscess size was reduced, and after 10 weeks, liver abscess disappeared. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of K. pneumoniae-necrotizing fasciitis followed by liver abscess.

본 저자들은 괴사성 근막염 환자에서 간농양이 발생한 사례가 있어 보고하고자 한다. 5일 동안 지속되는 우측 대퇴부의 통증을 동반한 부종, 발열, 오한을 주소로 51세 남자 환자가 본원에 내원하였다. 내원 당시 시행한 MRI 검사 상 우측 대퇴부의 후내측과 후외측 부분에 공기 방울로 보이는 다량의 어두운 음영과 액체 군집이 있어 괴사성 근막염으로 추정 진단하였다. 입원 당시 시행한 복부 초음파 검사 상 양측 신장의 실질 에코는 증가하였지만 간 내 농양은 보이지 않았다. 근막절개 10일 후에 시행한 복부 컴퓨터 단층촬영 검사 상 간 내 농양이 보여, 초음파 검사를 통한 경피적 배액술을 시행하였다. 우측 대퇴부와 간농양에서 배약된 농 검체 모두 폐렴 간균이 배양되었다. 환자는 몇 차례 근막 절개술을 시행 받았고 비경구항생제로 치료한 결과 점차 호전이 되기 시작했다. 치료 시작 5주 후 간농양의 크기는 감소하였고, 10주 후 간농양은 사라졌다. 우리가 아는 한 폐렴 간균 괴사성 근막염에서 간농양이 발생한 첫 사례이기에 보고하는 바이다.

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