Multiple Hepatic Abscesses Following Yersinia Enterocolitica Septicemia

Multiple Hepatic Abscesses Following Yersinia Enterocolitica Septicemia

Septicemia from Yersinia enterocolitica is unusual. Hepatic involvement occurring in this clinical setting is a rare complication. A case of a 64-year-old man who developed septicemia from Y enterocolitica is reported. Abdominal ultrasound and computerized axial tomography scan revealed multiple def...

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Main Authors: Franco Colizza, Serge LePage, Jean-François LaJoie, Raymond Duperval, André Marcoux, Jacques Mongeau, Denis Bergeron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1990-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1990/509540
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spelling doaj-268ad625dbb74105ad2658ee6386813a2020-11-24T23:08:33ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79001990-01-014517918310.1155/1990/509540Multiple Hepatic Abscesses Following Yersinia Enterocolitica SepticemiaFranco ColizzaSerge LePageJean-François LaJoieRaymond DupervalAndré MarcouxJacques MongeauDenis BergeronSepticemia from Yersinia enterocolitica is unusual. Hepatic involvement occurring in this clinical setting is a rare complication. A case of a 64-year-old man who developed septicemia from Y enterocolitica is reported. Abdominal ultrasound and computerized axial tomography scan revealed multiple defects in liver parenchyma compatible with abscesses. After treatment with intravenous aminoglycosides followed by trimethoprim-sulfomethoxazole, recovery was complete. General considerations regarding the manifestations and pathogenesis of Y enterocolitica are discussed, with a review of the literature.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1990/509540
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author Franco Colizza
Serge LePage
Jean-François LaJoie
Raymond Duperval
André Marcoux
Jacques Mongeau
Denis Bergeron
spellingShingle Franco Colizza
Serge LePage
Jean-François LaJoie
Raymond Duperval
André Marcoux
Jacques Mongeau
Denis Bergeron
Multiple Hepatic Abscesses Following Yersinia Enterocolitica Septicemia
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
author_facet Franco Colizza
Serge LePage
Jean-François LaJoie
Raymond Duperval
André Marcoux
Jacques Mongeau
Denis Bergeron
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title Multiple Hepatic Abscesses Following Yersinia Enterocolitica Septicemia
title_short Multiple Hepatic Abscesses Following Yersinia Enterocolitica Septicemia
title_full Multiple Hepatic Abscesses Following Yersinia Enterocolitica Septicemia
title_fullStr Multiple Hepatic Abscesses Following Yersinia Enterocolitica Septicemia
title_full_unstemmed Multiple Hepatic Abscesses Following Yersinia Enterocolitica Septicemia
title_sort multiple hepatic abscesses following yersinia enterocolitica septicemia
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
issn 0835-7900
publishDate 1990-01-01
description Septicemia from Yersinia enterocolitica is unusual. Hepatic involvement occurring in this clinical setting is a rare complication. A case of a 64-year-old man who developed septicemia from Y enterocolitica is reported. Abdominal ultrasound and computerized axial tomography scan revealed multiple defects in liver parenchyma compatible with abscesses. After treatment with intravenous aminoglycosides followed by trimethoprim-sulfomethoxazole, recovery was complete. General considerations regarding the manifestations and pathogenesis of Y enterocolitica are discussed, with a review of the literature.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1990/509540
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