[A case of Clostridium liver abscess with sepsis]

Korean J Gastroenterol. 2013 Feb;61(2):103-6. doi: 10.4166/kjg.2013.61.2.103.
[Article in Korean]

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Clostridium / isolation & purification*
  • Clostridium Infections / diagnosis
  • Clostridium Infections / microbiology*
  • Drainage
  • Humans
  • Liver / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Abscess / complications
  • Liver Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Liver Abscess / microbiology
  • Male
  • Sepsis / complications
  • Sepsis / diagnosis*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed