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Lateral neck abscess caused by Streptococcus bovis in a patient with undiagnosed colon cancer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

P. D. Goumas ,
S. S. Naxakis ,
G. A. Rentzis ,
P. D. Tsiotos  and
T. A. Papadas
P. D. Goumas*
Affiliation:
E.N.T. Department, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
S. S. Naxakis
Affiliation:
E.N.T. Department, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
G. A. Rentzis
Affiliation:
E.N.T. Department, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
P. D. Tsiotos
Affiliation:
Gastrenterology Department, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
T. A. Papadas
Affiliation:
E.N.T. Department, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
*
Address for correspondence: Panos D. Goumas, University of Patras-Medical School, Department of Otolaryngology, Rio-Patras 26500, Greece. Fax: +61 99.39.86
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Abstract

Bacteraemia or endocarditis caused by Streptococcus bovis, a non-enterococcal group D streptococcus, is a very common finding in patients suffering from intestinal tumours or other colon diseases. A case of a patient with a lateral neck abscess caused by S. bovis is reported. During the treatment the patient was found to have colonic malignant lesions. The problems in the appropriate diagnosis and the possible correlation between these two clinical entities are presented and discussed.

Keywords

AbscessNeckStreptococcal infectionsStreptococcus bovis
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 111 , Issue 7 , July 1997 , pp. 666 - 668
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

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Footnotes

Presented at the 8th Panhellenic Congress in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2–5 November 1995, Limassol, Cyprus.

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