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Background: We report a case of a 47-year-old male presenting with septicemia with no known risk factors for invasive infection, found to have multiloculated liver and splenic abscesses with an antecedent history of mild enterocolitis.
Case Presentation: Our patient presented with septic shock in the setting of gastroenteritis with abdominal pain and fever. On work-up, he was found to have multiloculated hepatic and splenic abscesses secondary to . No identifiable risk factors (ie, iron-overload syndrome or immunosuppression) for septicemia were identified in our patient. Our patient was treated with a prolonged course of antibiotics until imaging resolution of his liver and splenic abscesses.
Conclusion: Invasive in an immunocompetent host is rare. Our case highlights the pathogenicity of , and important treatment and management considerations.
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