Perinephric abscess mimicking fulminant hepatic failure
West Indian med. j
;
43(2): 66-7, Jun. 1994.
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in English
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| ID: lil-136485
ABSTRACT
We describe a female diabetic patient who presented with features suggestive of hepatobiliary disease and who exhibited clinical signs of fulminant hepatic failure. Identification and drainage of a right perinephric abscess resulted in prompt resolution of both the physical signs and biochemical indices of liver disease. Infection remote from the hepatobiliary tree can mimic fulminant hepatic failure, and recognition of this unusual presentation of infection is important if dangerous delay in diagnosis and treatment is to avioded.
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Main subject:
Hepatic Encephalopathy
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Abscess
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Kidney Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
West Indian med. j
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1994
Type:
Article
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