Author(s)

Rehab Shabana, Lindsay Berbiglia, John Barnwell, Ronald Cheek, Mark Wolf, Bernard Gonik

Department of General Surgery, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, USA.
Department of General Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, USA.
Department of Internal Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, USA.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, USA.

Although rare, infection with Streptococcus anginosus has a known predilection for abscess formation. We report here a case of a 20 year-old, otherwise healthy female patient noted to have developed abdominal and pelvic abscesses secondary to Streptococcus anginosus infection. Although the inciting focus of the pathogen remains unclear in our patient, this case report emphasizes the importance of rapid identification of the organism and highlights the approach to therapeutic options in the management of such cases.

Streptococcus Anginosus; Abdominal Abscess

Shabana, R. , Berbiglia, L. , Barnwell, J. , Cheek, R. , Wolf, M. and Gonik, B. (2012) Intra-abdominal abscesses secondary to Streptococcus anginosus infection in a postpartum patient: A case report and review of the literature. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2, 235-238. doi: 10.4236/ojog.2012.23048.