Abstract

A 43-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with right hypochondriac and epigastric pain. An abdominal radiograph showed a large niveau in the right subphrenic space. An abdominal CT scan demonstrated a large liver abscess (diameter, 13 cm) with gas formation. Klebsiella pneumoniae cells were isolated from the abscess, and the patient was treated with antibiotics and percutaneous drainage. It is very important to treat gas-forming liver abscess immediately, because subsequent bacteremia and septic shock are frequently noted, and the associated mortality rate is high.

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Authors

Tatsuta T, Wada T, Chinda D, Tsushima K, Sasaki Y, Shimoyama T, Fukuda S

Institution

Department of Gastroenterology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.

Source

Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 50:20 2011 pg 2329-32

MeSH

Adult
Diabetes Complications
Gases
Humans
Klebsiella Infections
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Liver Abscess
Male

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22001459