Liver abscess due to in a healthy 12-year-old boy

• Principais autores: Da Hye Yoon (Autor), Yeon Jin Jeon (Autor), E Young Bae (Autor), Dae Chul Jeong (Autor), Jin Han Kang (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Korean Pediatric Society, 2013-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is rare in healthy children. We report a case of PLA in an immunocompetent 12-year-old boy. Percutaneous catheter drainage was performed for the abscess. In addition, parenteral antibiotics were administered for 3 weeks. Klebsiella pneumoniae was detected in the culture...