Pyogenic liver abscess and pulmonary septic emboli in a diabetic woman

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
Subjects:	Autopsy Liver abscess Pulmonary embolism Diabetes Mellitus Sepsis.
Online Access:	http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/36404

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