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Honeycomb liver abscess
A 65-year-old Japanese woman was presented with a 2-day history of fever. The patient had undergone a surgery for uterine myoma 20 years prior. Drug history was unremarkable except for acetaminophen use. On admission, her temperature was 39.9 C; she had tachycardia (117 beats/min) and no abdominal pain. A contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography revealed multiple multiloculated low-densi...
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Background: Historically open surgical drainage has been the treatment of choice for pyogenic liver abscess. The records of 54 patients with pyogenic liver abscess were reviewed to determine whether earlier diagnosis with current imaging tests and definitive treatment with antibiotics and aspiration drainage was an effective alternative to surgery. Methods: The clinical features, laborator...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: IDCases
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2214-2509
DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2017.03.009