HEPATIC ABSCESS IN A YOUNG SUBJECT.

Hepatic Abscess

be considered as defending him. I have merely to deal with Surgeon-Captain Younge's article. Surgeon-Captain Younge starts with the assumption that all dysenteric hepatic abscesses must be due to micro-organisuas absorbed from the intestine, and that the post-viortern condition of the radicles of the portal veiu leading away from the ulcerated parts of the gut must be similar to that seen in th...

Hepatic Abscess

A Case of Hepatic Abscess

September 1882, with the following history and symptoms. Stated'that he had suffered from repeated attacks of ague and dysentery since childhood. He sustained a fall on his right side a few months before admission into hospital. Shortly after this he noticed a swelling under the right costal arch, and experienced also a slight pain. The pain and swelling gradually increased. During this time he...

Hepatic abscess in a preterm neonate.

We present a preterm (32 weeks; weight 1300 g) neonate, with solitary hepatic abscess. The causative organism was Klebsiella. The child presented with septicemia, hepatomegaly and abdominal lump. Radiological investigations were inconclusive. Surgical drainage and prolonged antibiotic treatment led to resolution of the hepatic abscess.

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