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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH
Volume 15, Issue 7, Pages 319-322Publisher
I HOLZAPFEL VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1186/2047-783X-15-7-319
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Streptococcus intermedius; Streptococcus anginosus; liver abscess; dental infection
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Introduction Streptococcus intermedius - a member of the Streptococcus anginosus group - is part of the normal microbial flora of the oral cavity. Despite being regarded as a harmless apathogenic commensal, Streptococcus intermedius has been described to cause abscesses in various locations of the body Case Presentation: We report the clinical case and course of treatment of a 18-year-old male patient presenting with multiple hepatic abscesses associated with an untreated pyogenic dental infection. Conclusion Streptococcus intermedius can cause liver abscesses emerging from dental Infectious foci even in previously healthy patients without underlying innate or aquired immunodeficiency. The case illustrates the potential danger and underestimated risk associated with untreated dental infections
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