A Case of Liver Abscess in A Child / 영남의대학술지
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
;
: 72-77, 2008.
Artículo
en Coreano
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| ID: wpr-201629
ABSTRACT
Liver abscess in children is rare in developed countries; the incidence is 25 per 100,000 admissions in USA. Common complications are pleural effusion, empyema, pneumonitis, hepatopleural or hepatobronchial fistula, intraperitoneal or intrapericardiac rupture, septic shock, cerebral amebiasis, etc. These complications may lead to death if the management is delayed. However, recent management results in a mortality of less than 15%. We report a case of liver abscess in a child. He manifested with fever and abdominal pain in the right upper quadrant. On computerized tomography scans, multiple cystic lesions were seen in both lobes of the liver and were 5 to 55 mm in size. In laboratory findings, neutrophilic leukocytosis, peripheral eosinophila, elevated values of ESR, C-reactive protein, and elevated serum AST, ALT, ALP and GGT were detected. Furthermore, we determined the organisms in the blood culture and serum. Blood culture was positive for Streptococcus spp., and amebic indirect hemagglutination antibody titer was increased to 1512.
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Asunto principal:
Derrame Pleural
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Neumonía
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Rotura
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Choque Séptico
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Streptococcus
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Proteína C-Reactiva
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Dolor Abdominal
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Incidencia
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Absceso
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Empiema
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de incidencia
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Niño
/
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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