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World J Diabetes. Apr 15, 2014; 5(2): 224-229
Published online Apr 15, 2014. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v5.i2.224
Published online Apr 15, 2014. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v5.i2.224
Gas-forming liver abscess associated with rapid hemolysis in a diabetic patient
Miwa Kurasawa, Takashi Nishikido, Department of Internal Medicine, Nishi-agatsuma Welfare Hospital, Naganohara-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma Prefecture 377-1308, Japan
Junko Koike, Clinical Laboratory, Nishi-agatsuma Welfare Hospital, Naganohara-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma Prefecture 377-1308, Japan
Shin-ichi Tominaga, Hiroyuki Tamemoto, Department of Biochemistry, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke City, Tochigi Prefecture 329-0498, Japan
Author contributions: Kurasawa M designed the report; Kurasawa M, Nishikido T and Koike J collected the patient’s data; Tominaga S and Tamemoto H analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Hiroyuki Tamemoto, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Jichi Medical University, Yakushiji 3311-1, Shimotsuke City, Tochigi Prefecture 329-0498, Japan. tamemoto@jichi.ac.jp
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Received: November 28, 2013
Revised: March 10, 2014
Accepted: March 17, 2014
Published online: April 15, 2014
Revised: March 10, 2014
Accepted: March 17, 2014
Published online: April 15, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Gas-forming liver abscess caused by Clostridium perfringens can result in massive hemolysis and death within several hours. For survival, urgent surgical intervention and antibiotic administration are necessary.