Clostridium septicum infection of hepatic metastases following alcohol injection: A case report

Neam Saleh; Muhammad R. Sohail; Rayhan H. Hashmey; Mohammed Al Kaabi

doi:10.1186/1757-1626-2-9408

Clostridium septicum infection of hepatic metastases following alcohol injection: A case report

Neam Saleh, Muhammad R. Sohail, Rayhan H. Hashmey, Mohammed Al Kaabi

Infectious Diseases

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Clostridium septicum infections are generally associated with gastrointestinal or hematologic malignancies. We report the first case of hepatic metastases infection with Clostridium septicum that followed alcohol injection of liver lesion. Clinicians should consider this possibility in patients with underlying malignancy who present with hepatic abscess, as prompt surgical drainage and empiric antibiotics may be life saving.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	9408
Journal	Cases Journal
Volume	2
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-2-9408
State	Published - Dec 2009

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