Internal Medicine
Online ISSN : 1349-7235
Print ISSN : 0918-2918
ISSN-L : 0918-2918
CASE REPORTS
Emphysematous Liver Abscesses Complicated by Septic Pulmonary Emboli in Patients with Diabetes: Two Cases
Hideharu HagiyaYasutoshi KuroeHiroyoshi NojimaShinkichi OtaniJunichi SugiyamaHiromichi NaitoSusumu KawanishiShingo HagiokaNaoki Morimoto
Author information
JOURNAL OPEN ACCESS

2013 Volume 52 Issue 1 Pages 141-145

Details
Abstract

An emphysematous liver abscess is a fatal condition that often occurs in patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. I herein describe two cases of Klebsiella pneumoniae-induced emphysematous liver abscesses complicated by septic pulmonary emboli in patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. Both patients showed hemoglobin A1c levels of more than 10% and did not present with any abdominal symptoms on admission. However, they were diagnosed and successfully treated with percutaneous transhepatic abscess drainage and antibiotics. This fatal disease should be taken into consideration in patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus who suffer from prolonged fevers and uncharacteristic general malaise.

Content from these authors
© 2013 by The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
Previous article Next article
feedback
Top