Amebic liver abscesses among neonates can mimic bacterial sepsis
Document Type
Report
Department
Paediatric Surgery; Surgery
Abstract
Amebic liver abscesses are unusual among neonates. Three (3.6%) of 83 children who presented to a university hospital with amebic liver abscesses in a 17-year period were neonates (age). Patients presented with nonspecific clinical and laboratory findings mimicking fulminant neonatal sepsis. Diagnosis was delayed and was based on the presence of a hypoechoic lesion in the liver, antibodies against Entamoeba histolytica and microbiologic examination of pus. In addition to parenteral metronidazole treatment and early ultrasound-guided aspiration of the abscess, intensive care is vital for the treatment of neonates with amebic liver abscesses.
Publication (Name of Journal)
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Recommended Citation
Nazir, Z.,
Qazi, S. H.
(2005). Amebic liver abscesses among neonates can mimic bacterial sepsis. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 24(5), 464-466.
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