Multiple liver abscesses caused by Yersinia enterocolitica. A case report.
Yersinia enterocolitica is an important cause of multiple liver abscesses in iron-overloaded or debilitated patients. The condition has a high mortality rate and causes diagnostic and therapeutic problems. The successful management of an iron-overloaded patient presenting with jaundice and chronic renal failure is described.
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000150:complications*; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica / Q000302:isolation & purification