Amcebic abscess of the liver when not properly treated tends to increase in size and often ruptures into the adjacent tissues, viz, lung, pleura, peritoneum, pericardium or abdominal wall, and less commonly into the stomach, duodenum or hepatic flexure. An effusion may occur into the pleural or peritoneal cavities as a result of direct spread of the inflammation from the advancing abscess. Absc...

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 doc...

A 69-year-old gentleman with extensive small cell lung carcinoma was admitted to hospital for further treatment of a lung abscess detected after a third cycle of chemotherapy. He had a 4-week history of a productive cough and recent rigours which had been treated with antibiotics without improvement. Findings included decreased air entry with localized wheeze in the left upper zone, a temperatu...