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Journal of Cytology & Histology

ISSN: 2157-7099

Open Access

Chia-Ta Wu


People’s Republic of China

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  • Case Report
    A Case of Severe Gas-forming Liver Abscess
    Author(s): Chia-Ta Wu and Yu-Tzu LeeChia-Ta Wu and Yu-Tzu Lee

    Liver abscess was a bacterial infected disease. Liver abscess could be described as Gas-forming and non-Gasforming. There was high prevalence of liver abscess in Asia, especially in Taiwan, Singapore and Korea. The patient was a 48-year-old Taiwanese woman who admitted to our hospital with abdominal pain for 1 week. After abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan, a large gas forming abscess was presented (15.7 × 13.6 × 17.6 cm). Klebsiella pneumoniae was cultured from pus and blood. The patient was treated with antibiotics and status post (s/p)-pig tail drainage for two times. Gas-forming liver abscess was a disease with high mortality rate and induced bacteremia. Therefore, Gas-forming liver abscess was thought important and has to be treated immediately.. Read More»
    DOI: 10.4172/2157-7099.1000213

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