In the setting of HIV, cerebral lesions are usually secondary to lymphoma and opportunistic infections; however, in patients with CD4 counts above 200 cells/uL, other pathologies such as pyogenic brain abscess could gain importance. The microbiology of pyogenic brain abscess has Staphylococcus and Streptococcus as the leading etiologic pathogens in immunocompetent individuals. Peptostreptococcu...

S29 ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND / VOLUME 6 / SUPPLEMENT 1 / AUGUST 2017 Noble Gatro Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided pelvic abscess drainage though uncommon modality for definite treatment of pelvic abscess is an effective method of treatment for pelvic abscess due to its proximity to rectal wall. We performed drainage of pelvic abscess in a 65-year-old male with...

Background & Objectives: Percutaneous catheter drainage of liver abscess is an effective mode of management. To study the effectiveness of malecot’s catheter in continuous drainage of liver abscess and ultrasonography as the suitable imaging modality for diagnosis, guidance and follow up. Methods: This is a prospective study of 50 patients who were treated with continuous percutaneous drainage ...

Thirty-six consecutive cases of liver abscess seen at the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Hospital, Dharan, Nepal, from 1995 to 1998, were reviewed. Twenty-one cases were male and 15 female, with a mean age of 42 years. Twenty-four cases (66.7%) were amebic, 7 (19.4%) pyogenic, 3 (8.3%) indeterminate and 2 (5.5%) tuberculous. The most frequent clinical features included fever (88%), leu...

BACKGROUND/AIMS The aim of this study was to examine the recent clinical trends and antibiotic susceptibilities of the causative microorganisms in renal and perirenal abscesses, and to elucidate the factors associated with treatment strategies. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 56 patients who were diagnosed with renal and perirenal abscesses at our hospital from January 2000 to September 2...

Brucellosis is an acute and chronic disease of cattle and can be transmitted to human beings. This disease is associated with numerous clinical manifestations and the rate of incidence of its skin complications is 5% in the affected patients. One of its rare skin complications is brucella abscess. In this study a 9-years old girl is presented with skin abscess of the posterior part of right ank...

Objective: Ultrasonography, as a diagnostic tool, constitutes non-invasive, cost-effective, readily-availableand repeatable imaging technique. Ultrasonography has been used means of diagnosing various medicalconditions for many years. However, in the field maxillofacial surgery it represents relatively new aidin diagnosis diseases affecting oral and regions. These include: infection,soft-tissue...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE Neonatal pyogenic hepatic abscess in preterm infants is a rare entity. We present 6 cases of neonatal liver abscesses diagnosed in our hospital as well as an approach that will facilitate the early diagnosis and management of neonatal pyogenic liver abscess based on our case series and review of the literature. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective review of case reco...

OBJECTIVES To elucidate the predisposing factors and clinical characteristics related to the occurrence of stitch abscess after surgery in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). PATIENTS AND METHODS The subjects were 232 patients who underwent excision and/or reconstruction and/or neck dissection for oral SCC using silk sutures for high ligation of the blood vessels. Detection rate...

Cases of liver abscess complicated by portal vein thrombosis are relatively rare. We report a case of liver abscess caused by α-hemolytic streptococci and complicated by portal vein thrombosis. A 51-year-old male presented with fever and right hypochondralgia. He had watery diarrhoea and bloody stool for over 1 month before presentation. Laboratory tests showed elevated hepatobiliary enzymes, i...