[Giant cryptogenic pyogenic gas containing left liver abscess].
BACKGROUND
Pyogenic gas containing liver abscesses are rare. Less than 50 cases seem to have been described so far. Most of them were localised within the right liver. The majority of those abscesses appear in diabetic patients.


METHODS
The autors present a 64-year old diabetic male patient in whom the investigation (US, CT, plain X-ray) performed for fever of unknown origin confirmed a giant liver gas containing abscess that destroyed almost the entire left liver. Escherichia coli sensitive to several antibiotics was isolated from the abscess. The patient was cured by surgical drainage, limited debridement, lavage, drainage and antibiotics.


CONCLUSIONS
Pyogenic gas containing liver abscesses are easy to diagnose nowadays. The type of surgical drainage has to be adapted to a particular patient.
Colović
Radoje
R
Grubor
Nikica
N
Radak
Vladimir
V
D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D046290:Liver Abscess, Pyogenic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D005740:Gases