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Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis Presenting as a Spontaneous Left-Sided Bacterial Empyema

Decompensation of cirrhosis presents with ascites, encephalopathy, variceal bleeding, or spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Infrequently, decompensation can result from spontaneous bacterial empyema. A 38-year-old man presented with fevers, chills, and dyspnea. Labs were significant for leukocytosis...

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Autores principales: Chertoff, Jason, Nathoo, Sunina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American College of Gastroenterology 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4748203/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26958567
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2016.21