A middle-aged lady with a pyogenic liver abscess caused by Clostridium perfringens

Table 1 Cases of Clostridium perfringens liver abscesses published since 1990

No.	Author	Year	Age (yr)	Sex	Condition(s)	Hb (g/dL)	Bilirubin (mmol/L)	LDH (U/L)	Focus removed	Survival
1	Batge	1992	61	M	Pancreatic cancer	11.6	752.4	7600	Yes	Yes
2	Rogstad	1993	61	M	None		359.1	1344	No	No
3	Gutierrez	1995	74	M	None	13.1	70	1250	No	No
4	Jones	1996	66	F	Liver transplant	11.3	42.6		No	No
5	Eckel	2000	65	F	Cancer of common bile duct	11.2	78.7	350	Yes	Yes
6	Kreidl	2002	80	M	DM, ESRF		215.5		No	No
7	Pichon	2003	42	F	Alcoholic cirrhosis	10.2	210		No	Yes
8	Quigley	2003	73	M	Ischemic heart	14.2	71		No	No
9	Au	2005	65	M	DM, ESRF	6.2	160.7		No	No
10	Fondran	2005	63	M	Pancreatic cancer				Yes	Yes
11	Daly	2006	80	M	DM	8.7			No	No
12	Ohtani	2006	78	M	DM	10	23.9	51 382	No	No
13	Loran	2006	69	F	None	8.7	170		No	No
14	Agua	2009	74	M	Stroke		32.5		Yes	Yes
15	Merino	2009	83	F	None	12.2	335.2	2288	No	No
16	Meyns	2009	64	M	DM, myelodysplastic syndrome	7.2	141.4	980	No	No
17	Bradly	2010	52	M	Liver transplant		297.5		No	No
18	Ng	2010	61	F	DM	13.5	263	4054	Yes	Yes
19	Rajendran	2010	58	M	None	13.3			Yes	Yes
20	Law	2012	50	F	Rectal cancer	8.3	153	1529	No	No

M: Male; F: Female; ESRF: End stage renal failure; DM: Diabetic mellitus; Hb: Hemoglobin; LDH: Lactate dehydrogenese.