Pyogenic liver abscess in children: two cases report and literature review

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  • Regis Schander Ferrelli Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul/ Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
  • Adrianne Rahde Bischoff UFRGS/HCPA
  • Virgílio Olsen UFRGS/HCPA
  • Mariana Rangel Ribeiro UFRGS/HCPA
  • Daniela Osorio Alves UFRGS/HCPA
  • Boaventura Antônio Dos Santos UFRGS/HCPA

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Abscesso Hepático

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Description of two cases of pyogenic liver abscess. The first case: a 3-years-old immunocompetent girl with fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. Abdominal ultrasound: multiloculated heterogeneous collection in the right hepatic lobe (Figure 1A). The second case, a 1-year-old girl with congenital neutropenia, showed fever, malaise, anorexia, sweating and pallor. Abdominal computed tomography showed hypodense lesion with heterogeneous impregnation by contrast in the left hepatic lobe (Figure 1B). Different clinical presentations, images and treatment are of special interest in pediatrics and are reviewed in this text.

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2013-04-03

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Ferrelli RS, Bischoff AR, Olsen V, Ribeiro MR, Alves DO, Dos Santos BA. Pyogenic liver abscess in children: two cases report and literature review. Clin Biomed Res [Internet]. 3º de abril de 2013 [citado 28º de março de 2024];33(1). Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/34867

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