Abstract
Clostridium septicum is an anaerobic, Gram-positive bacillus. Infection with this organism has a known association with malignant diseases, especially colon and haematological cancers. Clostridium septicum is rarely found to be a pathogen of liver abscess. Herein, we report the case of a female choriocarcinoma patient with liver metastasis in which C. septicum infection presented as a gas-forming liver abscess. This case and previous reports indicate that once C. septicum is identified as a pathogen in liver abscess, metastatic liver tumours should be highly suspected.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1227-1229 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia) |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Clostridium septicum
- Liver abscess
- Liver malignancy
- Liver metastasis
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