An Unusual Case of Perirenal Abscess Caused by Campylobacter and Peptostreptococcus Species

Table 1

Reported abscesses associated with Campylobacter rectus.

Author/year	Title	Number of patients for case series	Primary presentation	Comorbidities	Diagnosis	Treatment	Outcome
Spiegel and Telford/1984	Isolation of Wolinella recta and Actinomyces viscosus from an Actinomycotic Chest Wall Mass [4]	1	Cough with sputum	Chronic alcoholism	Thoracic wall abscess	Drainage, antibiotics	Recovery
Marrie and Kerr/1990	Brain Abscess due to Wolinella recta and Streptococcus intermedius [5]	1	Headaches, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, chills	n/a	Brain abscess	Drainage, antibiotics	Recovery
Han et al./2005	Oral Campylobacter Species Involved in Extraoral Abscess: A Report of Three Cases [6]	3	Fever, tenderness of the left breast	Lymphoma, neutropenia, nipple piercing	Breast abscess	Drainage, antibiotics	Recovery
De Vries et al./2008	Campylobacter Species Isolated from Extra-Oro-Intestinal Abscesses: A Report of Four Cases and Literature Review [2]	4	Lower back pain radiating to upper lower extremities	Chronic otitis, meningoradiculitis	Vertebral abscess	Drainage, antibiotics	Recovery
Mahlen and Clarridge/2008	Oral Abscess Caused by Campylobacter rectus: Case Report and Literature Review [7]	1	Dysphagia	Gastro-esophageal adenocarcinoma, smoker	Palate abscess	Drainage, antibiotics	Recovery
Martiny et al./2017	MALDI-TOF MS Contribution to the Diagnosis of Campylobacter rectus Multiple Skull Base and Brain Abscesses [8]	1	Vertigo, gait instability, repetitive falls	Dental extraction 10 weeks previously	Mastoiditis and brain abscess	Drainage, antibiotics	Recovery