Case report: Staphylococcus pseudintermedius causing cryptogenic Liver abscess in a previously healthy pediatric patient

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Case Report

Author Details : Anant Prabhakar Marathe*, Himanshu Vasava, Vaidehi Mehta, Prashant Modi

Volume : 10, Issue : 1, Year : 2024

Article Page : 79-83

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijmmtd.2024.015

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Abstract

Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) is primarily a canine pathogen, rarely associated with human infections. Despite direct contact, the transmission of such canine pathogens to humans is difficult to explain. A pyogenic Liver abscess (PLA) is an important but relatively uncommon disease in children. We describe PLA in a previously healthy paediatric patient, without any history of dog exposure or other canine exposure, due to MRSP. The patient was treated successfully with Linezolid and discharged after becoming afebrile and pain-free. During two months follow up the patient remained normal.
 

Keywords: Pyogenic liver abscess, Staphylococcus pseudintermedius

How to cite : Marathe A P, Vasava H, Mehta V, Modi P, Case report: Staphylococcus pseudintermedius causing cryptogenic Liver abscess in a previously healthy pediatric patient. IP Int J Med Microbiol Trop Dis 2024;10(1):79-83

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