title: Clostridium perfringens liver abscess with massive haemolysis.
abstract: Liver abscesses are commonly caused by Enterobacteriaceae and anaerobes. This report is of a patient with liver abscess with massive haemolysis and multiorgan failure caused by Clostridium perfringens. Despite the reportedly high mortality rate and poor prognostic factors, the patient eventually recovered with prompt treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Chai Wan, Hong Kong. ngh@ha.org.hk
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Shum
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents