Fatal Klebsiella pneumoniae Meningitis and Emphysematous Brain Abscess After Endoscopic Variceal Ligation in a Patient with Liver Cirrhosis and Diabetes Mellitus

Procedure-related bacterial infections may complicate esophageal variceal ligation in cirrhosis patients. Here, we report a 58-year-old man with underlying diabetes and liver cirrhosis who developed Klebsiella pneumoniae meningitis and brain abscess with gas formation in brain parenchyma and ventric...

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Main Authors: Hsin-I Shih, Hsin-Chun Lee, Chiao-Hsiung Chuang, Wen-Chien Ko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-01-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664609602758