title: [A case of Clostridium liver abscess with sepsis].
abstract: Clostridial septicemia usually occurrs in patients with immunocompromised diseases such as diabetes and malignancy. Clostridial liver abscess is very rare but highly fatal. We experienced a case of Clostridial septicemia due to liver abscess in a 73-year-old man. He was presented with fever and chills. On admission, abdominal CT scan showed about 35 mm sized hypoattenuated lesion with multiple central air-bubbles. After the diagnosis of liver abscess, the patient underwent prompt empirical antimicrobial therapy and percutaneous drainage. In spite of early therapy, the patient had gone into shock and death.
authors: Digestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Sang Ho
authors: SH
authors: Lee
authors: Hyoung Su
authors: HS
authors: Kim
authors: Sung Jun
authors: SJ
authors: Kim
authors: Woon Geon
authors: WG
authors: Shin
authors: Kyung Ho
authors: KH
authors: Kim
authors: Myoung Kuk
authors: MK
authors: Jang
authors: Jin Heon
authors: JH
authors: Lee
authors: Hak Yang
authors: HY
authors: Kim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003013:Clostridium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed