First case of Cutibacterium avidum-infected pelvic lymphocele post-lymphadenectomy for endometrial cancer: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pelvic lymphocele (lymphocyst) infection after lymphadenectomy is a rare complication that can cause the spread of inflammation to neighboring organs whose microbiology is not well known. Cutibacterium avidum causes various infections. However, no case reports of C. avidum pelvic lymphocele infection are available; therefore, its clinical characteristics in pelvic lymphocele infections remain unknown.

Case presentation

A 38-year-old woman with obesity (body mass index: 38.1 kg/m²) and a history of pelvic lymphadenectomy and chemotherapy for endometrial cancer presented with worsening left lower quadrant (LLQ) pain with fever. Physical examination revealed decreased abdominal bowel sounds and tenderness on LLQ palpation with no signs of per

SUBMITTER: Toyoshima H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10618815 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature