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. 2009:2009:bcr08.2008.0638.
doi: 10.1136/bcr.08.2008.0638. Epub 2009 Mar 17.

Gas forming liver abscess caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae

Jiun-Nong Lin  1 , Yen-Hsu Chen, Chung-Hsu Lai, Chun-Kai Huang, Jiun-Ling Wang, Hsing-Chun Chung, Shiou-Haur Liang, Hsi-Hsun Lin
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Gas forming liver abscess caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae

Jiun-Nong Lin et al. BMJ Case Rep. 2009.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Stool-like material accumulates in the right upper region of abdomen on plain kidney–ureter–bladder (KUB) film (arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2
A non-contrast abdominal computed tomography scan shows a huge gas containing liver abscess (arrow).
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