Liver abscess in a child with fever of unknown origin : a case report with literature review
Joint Authors
Sharif, Wad Allah Sharif
Sad, Ashraf Abd Allah
Alexander, Poovathoor Chacko
Source
Issue
Vol. 11, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2014), pp.252-258, 7 p.
Publisher
University of Babylon College of Medicine
Publication Date
2014-03-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Fever of unknown origin (FUO) with its long list of differential diagnosis including infections, neoplasms and collagen vascular diseases, remains a challenge to all clinicians.
We report a case of an infant who presented with fever of one month duration with physical finding of hepatomegaly only.
Extensive work up of laboratory and imaging investigations revealed a final diagnosis of liver abscess.
Despite the existence of many developed diagnostic tools for such cases, good clinical judgment can lead to the definitive diagnosis saving the patients and their physicians from this dilemma.
Although controversy exists on whether to treat liver abscess medically or by percutaneous or surgical drainage, our patient was treated with broad spectrum antibiotics for a total of 6 weeks duration and showed full resolution
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sharif, Wad Allah Sharif& Sad, Ashraf Abd Allah& Alexander, Poovathoor Chacko. 2014. Liver abscess in a child with fever of unknown origin : a case report with literature review. Medical Journal of Babylon،Vol. 11, no. 1, pp.252-258.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-374369
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sharif, Wad Allah Sharif…[et al.]. Liver abscess in a child with fever of unknown origin : a case report with literature review. Medical Journal of Babylon Vol. 11, no. 1 (2014), pp.252-258.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-374369
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sharif, Wad Allah Sharif& Sad, Ashraf Abd Allah& Alexander, Poovathoor Chacko. Liver abscess in a child with fever of unknown origin : a case report with literature review. Medical Journal of Babylon. 2014. Vol. 11, no. 1, pp.252-258.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-374369
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 256-258
Record ID
BIM-374369