Thrombophlebitis of the hepatic veins: complication of a Klebsiella liver abscess

• Published in: Clinical imaging Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 63 - 65
• Main Authors: Maffiolo, Carole, Novellas, Sebastien, Chevallier, Patrick, Brunner, Pascal, Mourou, Michel Yves, Bruneton, Jean Noël
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 2006; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adult; Bacterial diseases; Bacterial diseases of the digestive system and abdomen; Biological and medical sciences; Hepatic Veins - diagnostic imaging; Human bacterial diseases; Humans; Infectious diseases; Klebsiella; Klebsiella Infections - complications; Klebsiella Infections - diagnosis; Klebsiella liver abscess; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Liver Abscess, Pyogenic - diagnostic imaging; Liver Abscess, Pyogenic - microbiology; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Radiography; Thrombophlebitis - diagnostic imaging; Thrombophlebitis - etiology; Thrombophlebitis subhepatic; Ultrasonography; Klebsiella liver abscess; Thrombophlebitis subhepatic; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Cardiovascular disease; Hepatic disease; Thrombophlebitis; Venous disease; Vascular disease; Digestive diseases; Bacteria; Complication; Liver abscess; Enterobacteriaceae
• ISSN: 0899-7071; 1873-4499
• DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2005.07.021

Among the various causative agents of an abscess of the liver, Klebsiella is a frequent and well-known cause, and its imaging findings have been described in the past decades. We report two cases of this type of abscess, which were of interest because of associated findings indicating a subhepatic thrombophlebitis of the liver, a process which could have explained the development of a concomitant pulmonary infectious process.