A Case of Clostridium Liver Abscess with Sepsis.
10.4166/kjg.2013.61.2.103
- Author:
Sang Ho LEE
1
;
Hyoung Su KIM
;
Sung Jun KIM
;
Woon Geon SHIN
;
Kyung Ho KIM
;
Myoung Kuk JANG
;
Jin Heon LEE
;
Hak Yang KIM
Author Information
1. Digestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hskim@hallym.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Reports ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Clostridium;
Liver abscess;
Sepsis
- MeSH:
Aged;
Clostridium/*isolation & purification;
Clostridium Infections/diagnosis/*microbiology;
Drainage;
Humans;
Liver/radiography;
Liver Abscess/complications/*diagnosis/microbiology;
Male;
Sepsis/complications/*diagnosis;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2013;61(2):103-106
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Clostridial septicemia usually occurrs in patients with immunocompromised diseases such as diabetes and malignancy. Clostridial liver abscess is very rare but highly fatal. We experienced a case of Clostridial septicemia due to liver abscess in a 73-year-old man. He was presented with fever and chills. On admission, abdominal CT scan showed about 35 mm sized hypoattenuated lesion with multiple central air-bubbles. After the diagnosis of liver abscess, the patient underwent prompt empirical antimicrobial therapy and percutaneous drainage. In spite of early therapy, the patient had gone into shock and death.
