Pyogenic liver abscess and pulmonary septic emboli in a diabetic woman

A 67-year-old diabetic woman was admitted with abdominal pain one day after being discharged from other hospital, where she had been diagnosed with urinary infection and sepsis. A pyogenic liver abscess was detected by ultrasonography in this institution. Antibiotic therapy was started and a percuta...

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Main Authors: Aloísio Felipe-Silva, Lorena Laborda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2011-03-01
Series:Autopsy and Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/36404