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[Severe primary liver abscess and septic pulmonary embolism due to Klebsiella pneumoniae with hypermucoviscosity phenotype].
Kansenshogaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases - 1 Jul 2011
Nakamoto Keitaro, Koide Takashi, Nagatomo Tomoko, Tamura Masaki, Higaki Manabu, Takata Saori, Wada Hiroo, Ishii Haruyuki, Okazaki Mitsuhiro, Takahashi Shinichi, Goto Hajime
Abstract excerpt
A 70-year-old man with diabetes mellitus seen for fever, right chest pain, and right-lung field consolidation on chest X-ray was found in thoracoabdominal computed tomography (CT) to have variable-sized nodules in both lung fields and multiple low-density hepatic areas. On physical examination, his pulse was 145 beats per minute and blood pressure 92/68mmHg, indicating a preshock state. Laboratory tests showed...
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