An Interesting Case of Sphingobacterium Multivorum Neck Abscess
Muhammad Khalid *
Internal Medicine Resident, East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine, USA
Imran Khan
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine, USA
Arsalan Hashmi
Internal Medicine Resident, Maimonides Medical Center, USA
Majd Kanaa
Internal Medicine Resident, East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine, USA
Paul Lewis
Ballard Health, Mountain States Health Alliance, USA
Paras Patel
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine, USA
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Soft tissue infections due to gram negative microorganism are very rare. Sphingobacterium multivorum related respiratory tract infections, cellulitis, necrotizing fasciitis and septic shock have been reported in literature mostly in immunosuppressed population. We present an interesting and rare case of neck abscess due to sphingobacterium multivorum in an immunocompetent patient, diagnosed by abscess fluid culture and neck imaging and treated with course of oral antibiotics.
Keywords: Sphingobacterium, abscess, poor oral hygiene