Hepatic Abscess in a Returning Traveler with Crohn’s Disease: Differentiating Amebic from Pyogenic Liver Abscess

Joint Authors

Gaut, Daria
Shull, Hannah
Bejjani, Anthony
Kahn, Daniel

Source

Case Reports in Medicine

Issue

Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2018-05-29

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Liver abscess is a rare but serious complication of Crohn’s disease.

Patients with Crohn’s disease are at risk for pyogenic liver abscesses due to immunosuppressive therapy, fistulous disease, and intraabdominal abscesses.

Inflammatory bowel disease patients are also known to have a greater prevalence of amebiasis compared to the rest of the population; however, a higher incidence of amebic liver abscess has not been reported.

We describe a case of a liver abscess in a patient with Crohn’s disease that was initially presumed pyogenic but later determined to be amebic in origin.

Epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of amebic and pyogenic liver abscesses are discussed.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Gaut, Daria& Shull, Hannah& Bejjani, Anthony& Kahn, Daniel. 2018. Hepatic Abscess in a Returning Traveler with Crohn’s Disease: Differentiating Amebic from Pyogenic Liver Abscess. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145131

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Gaut, Daria…[et al.]. Hepatic Abscess in a Returning Traveler with Crohn’s Disease: Differentiating Amebic from Pyogenic Liver Abscess. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145131

American Medical Association (AMA)

Gaut, Daria& Shull, Hannah& Bejjani, Anthony& Kahn, Daniel. Hepatic Abscess in a Returning Traveler with Crohn’s Disease: Differentiating Amebic from Pyogenic Liver Abscess. Case Reports in Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145131

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1145131