title: A case of gas-forming liver abscess with diabetes mellitus.
abstract: A 43-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with right hypochondriac and epigastric pain. An abdominal radiograph showed a large niveau in the right subphrenic space. An abdominal CT scan demonstrated a large liver abscess (diameter, 13 cm) with gas formation. Klebsiella pneumoniae cells were isolated from the abscess, and the patient was treated with antibiotics and percutaneous drainage. It is very important to treat gas-forming liver abscess immediately, because subsequent bacteremia and septic shock are frequently noted, and the associated mortality rate is high.
authors: Department of Gastroenterology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors: Tetsuya
authors: T
authors: Tatsuta
authors: Toyohito
authors: T
authors: Wada
authors: Daisuke
authors: D
authors: Chinda
authors: Kiyoto
authors: K
authors: Tsushima
authors: Yoshio
authors: Y
authors: Sasaki
authors: Tadashi
authors: T
authors: Shimoyama
authors: Shinsaku
authors: S
authors: Fukuda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D005740:Gases