Veillonella as a Cause for Septic Pulmonary Emboli.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Description
We are reporting a case of a 63-year-old-male patient with an unusual presentation of multiple lung abscesses. The patient likely had septic pulmonary emboli secondary to periodontal disease. The implicated organism was Veillonella species. Veillonella are anaerobe bacteria that traditionally been considered nonpathogenic flora.
Citation Information
Abel Nour, Souheil M.; Mehta, Jay B.; Roy, Thomas M.; and Byrd, Ryland P.. 2013. Veillonella as a Cause for Septic Pulmonary Emboli.. Tennessee medicine : journal of the Tennessee Medical Association. Vol.106(10). 39-40. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24282838/ PMID: 24282838 ISSN: 1088-6222