A case report on rapid development of simultaneous liver and musculature calcifications in severe sepsis

A 76-year-old Malay female presented with 2 days history of fever and vomiting. She was found to have Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteraemia with no clear intra-abdominal cause on the initial computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis (CTAP). She clinically improved with 2 weeks d...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical medicine (London, England) England), 2024-03, Vol.24 (2), p.100036-2, Article 100036
Hauptverfasser: Foo, Tiara Joy, Cheng, Su-Ann, Low, Xi Zhen, Chua, Chun En
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Zusammenfassung:A 76-year-old Malay female presented with 2 days history of fever and vomiting. She was found to have Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteraemia with no clear intra-abdominal cause on the initial computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis (CTAP). She clinically improved with 2 weeks duration of intravenous meropenem. She subsequently developed septic shock and a repeated CTAP demonstrated increased hepatic parenchymal density with extensive parenchymal calcifications. Curvilinear calcifications were seen in the paraspinal and pelvic musculature.
ISSN:1470-2118
1473-4893
DOI:10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100036