A case of pyogenic liver abscess in a 10-year-old girl

Pyogenic liver abscesses are rare in children. In pediatric patients, altered host defences seem to play an important role. However, pyogenic liver abscess also occurs in healthy children. We experienced a case of pyogenic liver abscess in a healthy immunocompetent 10-year-old-girl. The patient pres...

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Published in:Clinical and experimental pediatrics 2010, 53(5), , pp.666-668
Main Authors: Byun, Jung Lim, Bae, Sun Hwan, Park, Sang Woo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Abscesses
Antibiotics
Case Report
Catheters
Child
Disease
Drainage
Fever
Hospitals
Laboratories
Liver
Liver abscess
Medical imaging
Mortality
Neutrophils
Pediatrics
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Summary:Pyogenic liver abscesses are rare in children. In pediatric patients, altered host defences seem to play an important role. However, pyogenic liver abscess also occurs in healthy children. We experienced a case of pyogenic liver abscess in a healthy immunocompetent 10-year-old-girl. The patient presented two distinct abscesses: one subphrenic and the other intrahepatic. The intrahepatic abscess resolved with percutaneous drainage and 3 weeks of parenteral antibiotic therapy but the subphrenic abscess which could not be drained needed prolonged parenteral antibiotic therapy in addition to oral antibiotic therapy. We performed follow-up serial CT scan of the abscess cavity to decide on the duration of antibiotic therapy. Here we present this case with a brief review of the literature.
ISSN:1738-1061
2092-7258
2713-4148
DOI:10.3345/kjp.2010.53.5.666