We report a case of Streptococcus milleri in a patient with a history of hypertension, alcohol abuse, and tobacco smoking. S. milleri is associated with liver abscesses much more frequently than other streptococci.
BACKGROUND
Necrotising pancreatitis may develop as a consequence of pancreatic duct obstruction by stones, tumors or in the presence of a pancreas divisum. Alcohol and nicotine are regarded as risk factors for the disease becoming chronic.
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A 63-year-old female patient with suspected
BACKGROUND
Patients with diverticulitis are predisposed to hepatic abscesses via seeding through the portal circulation. Hepatic abscesses are well-documented sequelae of diverticulitis, however instances of progression to hepato-bronchial fistulization are rare. We present a case of diverticulitis
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