Capnocytophaga lung abscess in a patient with metastatic neuroendocrine tumor

Raghu Thirumala; Urania Rappo; N Esther Babady; Mini Kamboj; Mohit Chawla

doi:10.1128/JCM.05306-11

Capnocytophaga lung abscess in a patient with metastatic neuroendocrine tumor

J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Jan;50(1):204-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.05306-11. Epub 2011 Nov 9.

Authors

Raghu Thirumala¹, Urania Rappo, N Esther Babady, Mini Kamboj, Mohit Chawla

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine Service and Interventional Pulmonology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.

Abstract

Capnocytophaga species are known commensals of the oral cavity of humans and animals (mainly dogs and cats) and are a rare cause of respiratory tract infections. We report a case of cavitary lung abscess caused by a Capnocytophaga species in a patient with a metastatic neuroendocrine tumor.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Bacteriological Techniques
Bronchoscopy
Capnocytophaga / isolation & purification*
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / surgery
Humans
Lung Abscess / diagnosis*
Lung Abscess / microbiology*
Lung Abscess / surgery
Male
Microscopy
Neuroendocrine Tumors / complications*
Neuroendocrine Tumors / secondary*
Neuroendocrine Tumors / surgery
Radiography, Thoracic
Tomography, X-Ray Computed