Campylobacter rectus, an Uncommon Isolate of Multiple Splenic Abscesses, in a 79-Year-Old Chinese Woman With an Attempt at Conservative Management Followed by Operative Intervention: A Case Report

Christian Przeslawski; Alise Haddad; Alona Salita; Michel Hanna; Jonathan Lezotte

doi:10.7759/cureus.51594

Campylobacter rectus, an Uncommon Isolate of Multiple Splenic Abscesses, in a 79-Year-Old Chinese Woman With an Attempt at Conservative Management Followed by Operative Intervention: A Case Report

Cureus. 2024 Jan 3;16(1):e51594. doi: 10.7759/cureus.51594. eCollection 2024 Jan.

Authors

Christian Przeslawski¹, Alise Haddad², Alona Salita¹, Michel Hanna³, Jonathan Lezotte⁴

Affiliations

¹ General Surgery, Corewell Health Southeast - Farmington Hills Campus, Farmington Hills, USA.
² Infectious Disease, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Auburn Hills, USA.
³ Infectious Disease, Corewell Health Southeast - Troy Campus, Troy, USA.
⁴ Acute Care Surgery, Corewell Health Southeast - Troy Campus, Troy, USA.

Abstract

Splenic abscesses are rare pathologic conditions in which Actinomyces and Campylobacter species are rarely isolated. We present a 79-year-old female with multiple splenic abscesses from unknown sources with both Actinomyces species and Campylobacter rectus being isolated. She was initially treated conservatively with percutaneous drainage but eventually needed splenectomy. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case of Campylobacter rectus isolated from a splenic abscess.

Keywords: actinomyces splenic abscess; campylobacter rectus; campylobacter rectus splenic abscess; campylobacter splenic abscess; invasive campylobacter rectus; minimally invasive splenectomy; splenic abscess.

Publication types

Case Reports