Liver abscess due to Klebsiella pneumoniae in a healthy 12-year-old boy
Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is rare in healthy children. We report a case of PLA in an immunocom petent 12yearold boy. Percutaneous catheter drainage was performed for the abscess. In addition, parenteral antibiotics were administered for 3 weeks. Klebsiella pneumoniae was detected in the cultur...
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Korean Pediatric Society
2013-12-01
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| author | Da Hye Yoon Yeon Jin Jeon E Young Bae Dae Chul Jeong Jin Han Kang |
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| description | Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is rare in healthy children. We report a case of PLA in an immunocom petent 12yearold 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 of blood and drained fluid. Here, we present this case and a brief review of the literature on this subject. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-36cf82a282074d8fa3e8df1d741443eb2022-12-22T03:51:34ZengKorean Pediatric SocietyKorean Journal of Pediatrics1738-10612092-72582013-12-015612010.3345/kjp.2013.56.12.0Liver abscess due to Klebsiella pneumoniae in a healthy 12-year-old boyDa Hye YoonYeon Jin JeonE Young BaeDae Chul JeongJin Han KangPyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is rare in healthy children. We report a case of PLA in an immunocom petent 12yearold 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 of blood and drained fluid. Here, we present this case and a brief review of the literature on this subject.http://www.kjp.or.kr/upload/KJP_56_8___20125550432.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Da Hye Yoon Yeon Jin Jeon E Young Bae Dae Chul Jeong Jin Han Kang Liver abscess due to Klebsiella pneumoniae in a healthy 12-year-old boy Korean Journal of Pediatrics |
| title | Liver abscess due to Klebsiella pneumoniae in a healthy 12-year-old boy |
| title_full | Liver abscess due to Klebsiella pneumoniae in a healthy 12-year-old boy |
| title_fullStr | Liver abscess due to Klebsiella pneumoniae in a healthy 12-year-old boy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Liver abscess due to Klebsiella pneumoniae in a healthy 12-year-old boy |
| title_short | Liver abscess due to Klebsiella pneumoniae in a healthy 12-year-old boy |
| title_sort | liver abscess due to klebsiella pneumoniae in a healthy 12 year old boy |
| url | http://www.kjp.or.kr/upload/KJP_56_8___20125550432.pdf |
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