title: An unusual cause of acute abdomen-Gas-forming liver abscess due to Salmonella enteritidis.
abstract: Gas-forming pyogenic liver abscess (GFPLA) is considered to be a very severe form of PLA and carries a high mortality. Klebsiella pneumoniae is the most common pathogen responsible for the disease, whereas cases where Salmonella is cited as the cause are very uncommon. We report the first case of a 53-year-old lady suffering from GFPLA due to Salmonella, who was successfully treated with surgical drainage. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of GFPLA caused by Salmonella enteritidis to be reported in the English literature.
authors: Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors: Harry Hok
authors: HH
authors: Tee Yu
authors: Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors: Simon
authors: S
authors: Tsang
authors: Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. Electronic address: tantocheung@hotmail.com.
authors: Tan To
authors: TT
authors: Cheung
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D046290:Liver Abscess, Pyogenic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*
keywords: Salmonella enteritidis; acute abdomen; free gas; gas forming; liver abscess