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Review
. 2015 Aug 24;6(2):51-54.
doi: 10.1002/cld.487. eCollection 2015 Aug.

Pyogenic liver abscess

Sarah Longworth  1 , Jennifer Han  1   2   3
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Review

Pyogenic liver abscess

Sarah Longworth et al. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Hypermucoviscous phenotype of K1/K2 serotypes of Klebsiella pneumoniae. The K1/K2 serotypes of K. pneumoniae demonstrate a mucoid appearance on culture plates and also exhibit a positive string sign, reflective of their increased extracapsular polysaccharide production.27 [Color figure can be viewed in the online issue, which is available at wileyonlinelibrary.com.]
Figure 2
Figure 2
Ultrasound appearance of PLA. A 33‐year‐old male with type 1 diabetes who presented with septic shock was found to have an 11 cm × 11 cm × 12 cm hepatic abscess in right hepatic lobe, initially managed with percutaneous drainage, but ultimately requiring partial hepatectomy. Note the large multilobulated hypoechoeic lesion on ultrasound.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Computed tomography (CT) appearance of PLA. A 52‐year‐old female with colorectal cancer, status post biliary stenting for presumed malignant obstruction, admitted with nausea, vomiting, and fever, was found to have E. coli bacteremia and a large multiseptated hypodense lesion with peripheral rim enhancement on CT, typical of a PLA.
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