Pyogenic liver abscesses in nonimmunocompromised children. South Med J 1986 Jan;79(1):37-40
Date
01/01/1986Pubmed ID
3511537DOI
10.1097/00007611-198601000-00012Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0022575126 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 18 CitationsAbstract
Pyogenic liver abscesses are rare in previously healthy children. This review reports ten such cases of pyogenic abscess seen between 1963 and 1984. The mean age in these children was 6.3 years. One child died. Of the nine survivors, five had successful open surgical drainage. Two abscesses were drained percutaneously. Another abscess drained spontaneously into the biliary system, and one abscess was treated with antibiotics alone. The single most helpful diagnostic test was abdominal ultrasonography. Our experience is evaluated in the context of other reports of pyogenic abscesses in children.
Author List
Bilfinger TV, Hayden CK, Oldham KT, Lobe TEMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAppendicitis
Child
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Drainage
Female
Hepatomegaly
Humans
Immune Tolerance
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Liver Abscess
Liver Abscess, Amebic
Liver Function Tests
Liver Neoplasms
Male
Suppuration
Ultrasonography
