An Unusual Zoonosis: Liver Abscess Secondary to Asymptomatic Colonic Foreign Body
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An Unusual Zoonosis: Liver Abscess Secondary to Asymptomatic Colonic Foreign Body
A liver abscess may arise following any insult to gut integrity allowing portal drainage of bacteria to hepatocytes. Foreign bodies such as bones, toothpicks and items of stationery have previously been implicated in compromising gut epithelium. Here we present the case of a 57 year old man suffering from a left liver abscess. This was defined on CT which incidentally also identified a chicken bone protruding through the wall of the distal sigmoid colon. Whilst unwell with upper abdominal pain a
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