Case Report
Clostridium septicum infection of hepatic metastases following alcohol injection: a case report
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* Corresponding author: Rayhan H Hashmey rhashmey@tawamhospital.ae
1 Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Tawam Hospital, PO Box 15258, Al Ain, UAE
2 Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Tawam Hospital, PO Box 15258, Al Ain, UAE
3 College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
4 Department of Pathology, Division of Microbiology, Tawam Hospital, PO Box 15258, Al Ain, UAE
Cases Journal 2009, 2:9408 doi:10.1186/1757-1626-2-9408
Published: 31 December 2009Abstract
Clostridium septicum infections are generally associated with gastrointestinal or hematologic malignancies. We report the first case of hepatic metastases infection with Clostridium septicum that followed alcohol injection of liver lesion. Clinicians should consider this possibility in patients with underlying malignancy who present with hepatic abscess, as prompt surgical drainage and empiric antibiotics may be life saving.