A unique case of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae invasive syndrome with endogenous endophthalmitis and left renal vein thrombosis without liver abscess
<i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> invasive syndrome (KPIS) should be considered in patients with positive <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> infection affecting more than one organ system.KPIS may present atypically, such as in the absence of liver abscesses and with the presence of thrombosis.Hypervirulent and hypermucoviscous strains of <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> should be considered in cases of KPIS.
Authors
- Montaser Nabeeh Al Smady (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0101-6007)
- Mohammed Amaan Khokar
- Khadija Hafidh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3632-4336)
- Mohamed A. Awad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3699-1462)
- Gunjan Awatramani
- Ghazal Talal Saeed
- Hessa Alqasimi
Institutions
- Rashid Hospital (AE)
- Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (AE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12890/2024_004927
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.08