although amebic liver abscess can be a cause of significant morbidity and mortality in all ages, there are few reports dealing with this entity in children. twenty-four children with amebic liver abscess. ages ranging between 8 weeks and 14.5 years were managed at the tehran university hospital of children, iran, between november 1987, and october 2001. the most frequency presentation was high-...

aggressive fibromatosis or desmoid tumors, histologically indicated by small bundles of spindle cells in a fibrous background, are uncommon benign tumors without metastasis. they are recurrent and aggressive and their recurrence and severity is exacerbated following surgical operation. based on previous reports, these tumors rarely present as intra-abdominal abscesses. herein, a 54-year-old wom...

conclusions it should be kept in mind that the oral flora bacterium s. anginosus may cause transient bacteremia and deep-seated organ abscesses in immunodeficient patients with poor oral hygiene. such patients with intra-abdominal abscesses should be treated with antibiotics and surgery. introduction the streptococcus anginosus group of bacteria are low-virulence bacteria existing as commensals...

introduction adrenal myelolipoma is a rare benign neoplasm, which contains mature adipose tissue and variable amounts of haematopoietic elements. most lesions are small and asymptomatic, discovered incidentally during autopsy or imaging studies performed for other reasons. case presentation here we reported a series of two cases of giant myelolipomas of the adrenal gland; first one the largest ...

PURPOSE To compare the effectiveness of percutaneous abscess drainage in patients with pyogenic liver abscesses of the following types: single, single multiloculated, multiple, and multiple multiloculated. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred nine patients with 149 liver abscesses who underwent percutaneous drainage during an 11-year period were divided into a single abscess group and a multiple...

infective endocarditis is a serious complication of intravenous (iv) drug abuse, with a reported mortality of 5 to 10%. a 21-year-old man, who was an intravenous drug abuser, presented with fever and dyspnea. transthoracic echocardiography showed a highly mobile, large vegetation on the anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve. despite antibiotic therapy for ten days, the patient remained febril...

objective brain abscesses represent organized foci of suppuration within the parenchyma. here we report a 3 month-old girl with a very huge complicated cerebral abscess, and the course of treatment given. the patient's recovery was excellent. the follow up mri showed only subtle porencephalic changes as the only parenchymal sequelae, which may be due to cns plasticity in infants.

introduction: there are controversies regarding treatment of peritonsillar abscess as a common infection of head and neck, especially for prescription of corticosteroids. according to review of articles, use of corticosteroids in management of this abscess is increasing, but more controlled and comparative studies are needed. in this clinical trial study, we evaluated corticosteroid as an adjut...

statement of problem: streptococcus viridans is one of the most important micro-organisms in the establishment of infections leading to dental caries and heart valve damages. therefore the diagnosis and prevention of these infections is critical in health care. purpose: the aim of this in-vivo study was to determine the prevalence of viridans streptococci in abscesses occurring in the maxillofa...