Liver abscesses due to Yersinia enterocolitica in patients with haemochromatosis.
Liver abscesses due to Yersinia enterocolitica usually occur in patients with a pathological iron overload. A case of multiple liver abscesses in a patient with haemochromatosis is reported and the literature is reviewed.
Olesen
L L
LL
Department of Medicine, Aalborg Sygehus, Denmark.
Ejlertsen
T
T
Paulsen
S M
SM
Knudsen
P R
PR
D000328:Adult; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D014463:Ultrasonography; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica / Q000302:isolation & purification