PMC8549391_01
Gram stain of blood showing characteristic bipolar stained Gram-negative bacilli (safety-pin appearance).
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F1
A Gram stain from the bottle showed bipolarly stained Gram-negative bacilli (Fig. 1).
Computed tomography image (coronal view) showing a small lung abscess with air-fluid level (arrow) in the upper lobe of the right lung. Also, note the periarticular abscess around the right shoulder joint (arrowhead) that resulted from septic arthritis.
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F2
Although the patient had no respiratory symptoms, radiological examination revealed multiple nodules in bilateral lungs with an abscess measuring 1.4x1.5x1.9 cm3 in the anterior segment of the right upper lobe, multiple soft tissue abscesses within muscles of the right shoulder joint, multiple prostatic abscesses and rim-enhancing splenic abscesses along with splenic vein thrombosis (Figs 2-4).
Computed tomography image (coronal view) showing multiple small prostatic abscesses (arrows) in the peripheral zone.
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F3
Although the patient had no respiratory symptoms, radiological examination revealed multiple nodules in bilateral lungs with an abscess measuring 1.4x1.5x1.9 cm3 in the anterior segment of the right upper lobe, multiple soft tissue abscesses within muscles of the right shoulder joint, multiple prostatic abscesses and rim-enhancing splenic abscesses along with splenic vein thrombosis (Figs 2-4).
Computed tomography image (axial view) showing multiple small splenic abscesses (arrowhead) with minimal perisplenic fluid collection (arrow) that resulted from the abscess rupture.
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F4
Although the patient had no respiratory symptoms, radiological examination revealed multiple nodules in bilateral lungs with an abscess measuring 1.4x1.5x1.9 cm3 in the anterior segment of the right upper lobe, multiple soft tissue abscesses within muscles of the right shoulder joint, multiple prostatic abscesses and rim-enhancing splenic abscesses along with splenic vein thrombosis (Figs 2-4).