Contrast‐Enhanced Ultrasound Appearance of Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae Liver Abscesses
| Autor: | Robert D. Harris, Hisham Tchelepi, Gilbert Whang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Radiological and Ultrasound Technology biology business.industry Klebsiella pneumoniae Ultrasound biology.organism_classification medicine.disease 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Computed tomographic Radiation exposure 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging business Abscess Contrast-enhanced ultrasound |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 39:1447-1452 |
| ISSN: | 1550-9613 0278-4297 |
| Popis: | There has been a paradigm shift with Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) emerging as the most frequently isolated bacterium in pyogenic liver abscesses in immunocompetent patients. Colonization of this hypervirulent KP strain has led to community-acquired liver abscesses. Septic seeding to distant sites of the body has been recognized and is strongly associated with diabetes. Contrast-enhanced computed tomographic features have been described. Grayscale ultrasound (US) features remain inconclusive, with variable US appearances. Here we describe the contrast-enhanced US features of KP liver abscesses, which correlated with previously described computed tomographic findings. The use of contrast-enhanced US eliminates the need for radiation exposure. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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