Emerging Infectious Liver Disease - Metastasizing Klebsiella pneumoniae Liver Abscess
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Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess (KLA) is an emerging infectious liver disease in developed countries such as the United States. This is particularly common in the East Asians living in the United States who has other comorbid medical problems, especially diabetes mellitus. Metastatic infections involving non-contiguous areas originating from Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess have been documented as being the causal source for endophthalmitis, brain abscess, lung abscess, psoas abscess, splenic abscess and septic arthritis. The incidence of metastatic infection in the setting of KLA is higher than in liver abscesses of any other bacterial origin.
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