Successful treatment of liver abscesses with corticosteroids and antibiotics in an infant with chronic granulomatous disease

Liver abscesses occur in up to one-third of patients with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD). Surgery has traditionally been considered the cornerstone of management. Emerging reports in older children and adults, however, have demonstrated successful treatment of CGD-related liver abscesses with c...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Tam, David Fahmy, Jeffrey Traubici, Jacob C. Langer, Shaun K. Morris, Julia E.M. Upton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221357661830112X