Streptococcus constellatus Causing Septic Thrombophlebitis of the Right Ovarian Vein with Extension into the Inferior Vena Cava
Joint Authors
Haidar, Abdallah
Haddad, Amy
Naqvi, Amir
Onyesoh, Ngozi U.
Malik, Rushdah
Williams, Michael
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-06-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Streptococcus constellatus collectively with Streptococcus anginosus and Streptococcus intermedius constitute the Streptococcus anginosus (formerly Streptococcus milleri) group.
Though they are commonly associated with abscesses, bacteremia with subsequent septic thrombophlebitis is extremely rare, and resulting mortality is infrequent.
Case Presentation.
We report a case of a previously healthy 60-year-old African American female who presented with Streptococcus constellatus bacteremia associated with septic thrombophlebitis to the right ovarian vein extending into the inferior vena cava.
She was urgently treated with antibiotics and anticoagulation.
Conclusion.
Septic thrombophlebitis has a clinical presentation that is often misleading.
Therefore, a high clinical index of suspicion and the use of appropriate imaging modalities (computed tomography) are essential in recognizing and confirming this diagnosis.
Prompt treatment is warranted.
Surgical thrombectomies have been successfully replaced by a combination of antibiotics and anticoagulation therapy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Haidar, Abdallah& Haddad, Amy& Naqvi, Amir& Onyesoh, Ngozi U.& Malik, Rushdah& Williams, Michael. 2015. Streptococcus constellatus Causing Septic Thrombophlebitis of the Right Ovarian Vein with Extension into the Inferior Vena Cava. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058719
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Haidar, Abdallah…[et al.]. Streptococcus constellatus Causing Septic Thrombophlebitis of the Right Ovarian Vein with Extension into the Inferior Vena Cava. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058719
American Medical Association (AMA)
Haidar, Abdallah& Haddad, Amy& Naqvi, Amir& Onyesoh, Ngozi U.& Malik, Rushdah& Williams, Michael. Streptococcus constellatus Causing Septic Thrombophlebitis of the Right Ovarian Vein with Extension into the Inferior Vena Cava. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058719
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058719