Pyogenic liver abscess secondary to disseminated Streptococcus Anginosus from Sigmoid Diverticulitis
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Pyogenic liver abscess(PLA) which often presented by right sided abdominal pain and fever is a serious and life-threatening pathology. Biliary tract disease is the etiology of the abscess in most cases but sometimes the origin remains unidentified. A sigmoid septic source which maybe paucisymptomatic or hidden by an immunosuppressive treatment must be looked for. We present a case of liver absc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0974-777X
DOI: 10.4103/0974-777x.77300