A Case of Gas-forming Pyogenic Liver Abscess in a Diabetic Patient.
- Author:
Sung Soo JEONG
1
;
Yong Gu CHO
;
Chung Kee KIM
;
Gyum Cheol LEE
;
Dae Hong SU
;
Hong Seb LIM
;
Young Woong SHIM
;
Gap Young SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Adventist Hospital, Pusan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Gas-forming;
liver abscess;
Klebsiella pneumoniae
- MeSH:
Aged;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Drainage;
Female;
Hospitalization;
Humans;
Klebsiella pneumoniae;
Liver Abscess;
Liver Abscess, Pyogenic*;
Suppuration
- From:Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases
1998;30(2):203-206
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Gas-forming pyogenic liver abscess is an uncommon, life-threatening, necrotizing infection that is usually found in poorly-controlled diabetic patients. Herein, we report a case of gas-forming liver abscess caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae, as proven by aspirated pus culture, in a 70-year old woman with diabetes mellitus. The patient was successfully managed with broadspectrum antibiotics and transhepatic percutaneous drainage and was discharged after 3 weeks of hospitalization. In conclusion, strict control of diabetes mellitus is the most important factor in the prevention of gas-forming pyogenic liver abscess.
