CTICasesInvasive Klebsiella syndrome with hepatic abscesses and necrotizing pneumonia
Imaging findings
CT scan of the chest and abdomen demonstrates a highly toxic, multifocal necrotizing pneumonia, crazy paving, and multiple multiloculated hepatic abscesses. Blood and sputum cultures grew Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Key takeaways
Invasive Klebsiella syndrome (or hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae) is characterized by primary liver abscesses with metastatic septic complications, including necrotizing pneumonia, endophthalmitis, or meningitis, carrying a high mortality rate.
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