three-year-old boy came to emergency room of soraya medical center with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and distended abdomen for a period of three days. x-ray showed fluid in the peritoneal cavity and at pleural space, mild elevation of the hemi diaphragm, and thick left diaphragm. surgery showed sub diaphragmatic abscess under in the hemi diaphragm and peritonitis. the autopsy showed several...

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, laboratory tes...

the infratemporal fossa is an anatomic space of great importance in the head.abscesses of this space re rare but potentially life threatening. regarding the proximity of some important anatomical features of the head, dealing with infratemporal space infection needs great consideration both in examination and surgical practice.in  this  case  report,  infratempora  space  abscess  formation  fo...

conclusion according to our findings, ct-guided percutaneous drainage is a safe and effective procedure in the treatment of abdominal abscess and fluid collection. results the average age of the patients was 54 years (range 12 to 79), including 21 (51%) men and 20 (49%) women. the common signs and symptoms were pain (83%) and fever (80.5%). the most prevalent abdominal abscess etiology was prev...

consensus regarding management of pyogenic liver abscess (pla) among children is yet to emerge, and documentation on these subjects is scanty. eighteen cases of pla admitted at children’s medical center in tehran, iran, over a 15 year period were analyzed to document the clinical profile and to evaluate the management of pla among children. records of all patients were reviewed for presenting s...

introduction liver abscess developing during hospital stay in pediatric patients on dialysis for acute kidney injury has been previously unreported. impaired immunity, prolonged use of antibiotics, diabetes and malnutrition predispose to liver abscess in chronic hemodialysis patients. case presentation we reported a case of liver abscess developing in a 6-year-old boy admitted with sepsis and m...

dental abscess is a frequently occurring infectious process known to the health practice. the fate of the infection depends on the virulence of the bacteria, host resistance factors, and regional anatomy. serious consequences arising from the spread of a dental abscess lead to significant morbidity and mortality. acute dental abscess is polymicrobial, comprising of strict anaerobes, such as ana...

musculoskeletal tuberculosis accounts for 1-2% of all types of tuberculosis. tubercular abscess of the chest wall accounts for 1-5% of all cases of musculoskeletal tuberculosis. herein, we report a case of tubercular abscess of the chest wall. the occurrence of caries rib and cold abscess of the chest wall with concomitant pulmonary tuberculosis, and tubercular lympha-denitis of neck and medias...

Introduction: Complication of an odontogenic infection to an orbital abscess is not a common presentation. The progression from a simple toothache to a condition that may lead to loss of vision is sudden and severe.   Case Report: We report a rare case in which a patient developed facial cellulitis that progressed to orbital abscess after unsterile dental manipulation by a medical fraudster (“q...

conclusions in conclusion, in spite of usually benign features, chronic otitis media may lead to serious complications such as brain abscess. every effort should be made for microbiological diagnosis of the causative pathogen(s) for appropriate antibiotic treatment. introduction brain abscess is a rare life-threatening focal intracerebral infection. the etiology of brain abscess depends on trau...