Clostridium difficile Bacteremia as a Rare Presentation of Polymicrobial Pyogenic Liver Abscesses and Its Management Challenges

Clostridium difficile Bacteremia as a Rare Presentation of Polymicrobial Pyogenic Liver Abscesses and Its Management Challenges

Extracolonic manifestations of Clostridium difficile have been rarely reported. We herein report a case of a 60-year-old immunocompetent man presenting with fever, nausea, abdominal pain, and loose stools for 2 weeks. Triple-phase liver computed tomography demonstrated pyogenic liver abscesses and p...

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Main Authors: Junghyun Lim, Catherine Zaw, Simon Abramson, Paola N. Lichtenberger, Binu V. John, Lorena Cuebas-Rosado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2023-09-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
liver abscess
pylephlebitis
polymicrobial infection
clostridium difficile
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