发热性肝:一个挑的虫子寻找不太可能的宿主的一个案例
Amir R Reihani1,2, Fernanda Ponce1, Roman Spivak3
1Medical Education, Griffin Hospital/Yale-Affiliated Hospital, Derby, USA.
Cureus
|July 25, 2023
概括
杆菌肝是罕见的,但严重的. 这一案例强调,即使是健康的个体也可以患上这些感染,强调需要及时诊断和治疗.
科学领域:
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 肝病学 肝病学是一种肝病学.
- 微生物学 微生物学
背景情况:
- 发烧性肝 (PLA) 是不常见但严重的感染.
- 菌种类是PLA的不寻常原因,通常在免疫功能低下的个体或口腔健康问题的人群中见到.
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