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Published in: Endocrine 2/2014

01-11-2014 | Letter to the Editor

Tumor-like pyogenic liver abscess caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae in diabetes

Authors: Saranya Buppajarntham, Mahek Shah, Parichart Junpaparp

Published in: Endocrine | Issue 2/2014

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We have read a very interesting case reported by Williams et al. [1] “Occult pyogenic liver abscess in an adolescent with type 2 diabetes” which described a case of Klebsiella liver abscess (KLA) in a poorly controlled diabetic with an initial presentation of fever of unknown origin. In this letter, we would like to highlight another atypical presentation of KLA in a diabetic patient that presented as a tumor-like liver mass. …
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Metadata
Title
Tumor-like pyogenic liver abscess caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae in diabetes
Authors
Saranya Buppajarntham
Mahek Shah
Parichart Junpaparp
Publication date
01-11-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Endocrine / Issue 2/2014
Print ISSN: 1355-008X
Electronic ISSN: 1559-0100
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-014-0227-9

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