An unusual cause of acute abdomen-Gas-forming liver abscess due to Salmonella enteritidis

Harry Hok Tee Yu; Simon Tsang; Tan To Cheung

doi:10.1016/j.asjsur.2013.07.014

An unusual cause of acute abdomen-Gas-forming liver abscess due to Salmonella enteritidis

Asian J Surg. 2017 Jan;40(1):66-69. doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2013.07.014. Epub 2013 Aug 23.

Authors

Harry Hok Tee Yu¹, Simon Tsang¹, Tan To Cheung²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
² Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. Electronic address: tantocheung@hotmail.com.

PMID: 23978428
DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2013.07.014

Abstract

Gas-forming pyogenic liver abscess (GFPLA) is considered to be a very severe form of PLA and carries a high mortality. Klebsiella pneumoniae is the most common pathogen responsible for the disease, whereas cases where Salmonella is cited as the cause are very uncommon. We report the first case of a 53-year-old lady suffering from GFPLA due to Salmonella, who was successfully treated with surgical drainage. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of GFPLA caused by Salmonella enteritidis to be reported in the English literature.

Keywords: Salmonella enteritidis; acute abdomen; free gas; gas forming; liver abscess.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdomen, Acute / etiology*
Female
Humans
Liver Abscess, Pyogenic / complications
Liver Abscess, Pyogenic / diagnosis*
Liver Abscess, Pyogenic / microbiology
Middle Aged
Salmonella Infections / complications
Salmonella Infections / diagnosis*
Salmonella enteritidis / isolation & purification*