Streptococcus anginosus Empyema Induced by Dental Abscess: A Case Report

Ishan Patel; Steven Douedi; Shraddhadevi Makadia; Vandan Upadhyaya; Arda Akoluk; Jennifer Douedi; Mohammad Hossain; Edward Liu

doi:10.14740/jmc3547

Streptococcus anginosus Empyema Induced by Dental Abscess: A Case Report

Ishan Patel
, Steven Douedi
, Shraddhadevi Makadia
, Vandan Upadhyaya
, Arda Akoluk
, Jennifer Douedi
, Mohammad Hossain
, Edward Liu

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Jersey Shore University Medical Center
University of Central Florida
Tufts University

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Streptococcus anginosus is a gram-positive catalase-negative cocci and commensal flora of the oropharynx and gastrointestinal tract. Streptococcus anginosus is known to be highly virulent and known to cause invasive pyogenic infection which may necessitate emergent surgical treatment. We present a case of a 53-year-old female with dental caries and uncontrolled diabetes mellitus who presented with progressive shortness of breath for 1 week. A computed tomography scan of the chest showed a loculated empyema which was treated with emergent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Pleural fluid culture as well as sputum cultures grew Streptococcus anginosus.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	289-291
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Medical Cases
Volume	11
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14740/jmc3547
State	Published - 2020

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Dental caries
Diabetes mellitus
Empyema
Streptococcus anginosus
VATS

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