Thrombophlebitis of the hepatic veins: complication of a Klebsiella liver abscess.
Among the various causative agents of an abscess of the liver, Klebsiella is a frequent and well-known cause, and its imaging findings have been described in the past decades. We report two cases of this type of abscess, which were of interest because of associated findings indicating a subhepatic thrombophlebitis of the liver, a process which could have explained the development of a concomitant pulmonary infectious process.
Maffiolo
Carole
C
Service d'Imagerie Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nice, Hôpital Archet 2, 151 route de Saint Antoine de Ginestière, BP 3079 F-06202 Nice Cedex 3, France. carouli@hotmail.fr
Novellas
Sebastien
S
Chevallier
Patrick
P
Brunner
Pascal
P
Mourou
Michel Yves
MY
Bruneton
Jean Noël
JN
D000328:Adult; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae; D046290:Liver Abscess, Pyogenic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography