| A case of pyogenic liver abscess in a 10-year-old girl. | |
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PMID: 21189936 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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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. |
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Jung Lim Byun; Sun Hwan Bae; Sang Woo Park |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-05-31 |
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Title: Korean journal of pediatrics Volume: 53 ISSN: 2092-7258 ISO Abbreviation: Korean J Pediatr Publication Date: 2010 May |
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Created Date: 2010-12-30 Completed Date: 2011-07-14 Revised Date: 2011-07-19 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101215374 Medline TA: Korean J Pediatr Country: Korea (South) |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 666-8 Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea. |
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