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The Diagnostic Value of Incontrollable Vomiting in Certain Forms of Hepatic Abscess.

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A liver abscess presenting as bowel obstruction and perforation.

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A 69-year-old cachexic man presented with tachycardia and hypotension on a background of 7 days of vomiting and constipation. He was not obviously in pain. He had a raised white cell count of 24.8×10(9)/l, and a lactate of 2.2 mmol/l. A chest x-ray had the appearance of free air under the diaphragm

Klebsiella Pneumoniae Liver Abscess: a Case Report and Review of Literature.

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Klebsiella pneumoniae (K.pneumoniae) is a known cause of pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) in the absence of hepatobiliary disease. In settings of hepatic infection, it has also been known to cause disseminated infections including meningitis and endopthalmitis. Several groups of patients are

Postchemoembolization liver abscess: findings on hepatobiliary scintigraphy.

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We describe a 41-year-old man with a 1-week history of nausea and vomiting 1 month after chemoembolization of a liver metastasis. The patient subsequently became febrile and developed right upper quadrant abdominal and midback pain. Findings of initial laboratory and imaging studies (a noncontrast

Ruptured amebic liver abscess.

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A 20 years old male was referred from a district hospital having a refractory amebic liver abscess, not responding to metronidazole and aspiration. At presentation, he had pain in the right upper abdominal quadrant (RUAQ) with guarding and rigidity, accompanied by fever, vomiting and dyspnea. A

Pyogenic liver abscess secondary to Streptococcus anginosus in an adolescent.

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Pyogenic liver abscess in the pediatric population is a rare entity and can be difficult to manage. Surgical infections caused by Streptococcus anginosus are exceedingly rare. Here we present a case of pyogenic liver abscess caused by S anginosus in an adolescent presenting with fever, nausea,

Hepatocellular Carcinoma Mimicking Liver Abscesses in a Cirrhotic Patient with Severe Septic Shock as a Result of Salmonella O9 HG Infection.

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We describe a case of severe Salmonella O9 HG sepsis with a mass in the liver, which was diagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by autopsy of the liver. The patient was a 67-year-old man with chronic high blood pressure. In addition, he was an alcoholic and had been drinking every day for many

Endoscopic removal of chicken bone that caused gastric perforation and liver abscess.

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A 40-yr-old gentleman presented with abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting since 3 weeks. CT scan of the abdomen showed a liver abscess but also a bone penetrating the left lobe of the liver. A 5-cm-long chicken bone was removed endoscopically. He was discharged on day 8 and was asymptomatic 12 months

Breaking Bad: a case of Lactobacillus bacteremia and liver abscess.

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We present a case of a 46-year-old Hispanic male with a past medical history significant for uncontrolled diabetes presenting with abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting and found to have Lactobacillus bacteremia and liver abscess. A PubMed and Clinical Key literature review of the other known cases of

Lemierre's syndrome secondary to Fusobacterium necrophorum infection, a rare cause of hepatic abscess.

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An 18-year-old male was admitted to the Accident & Emergency department with complaints of abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea. He was clinically jaundiced and further CT scan suggested liver abscess. Later on blood cultures showed gram-negative bacilli and a further liver aspirate culture

Liver abscess with Citrobacter koseri bacteremia.

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Citrobacter koseri is a rare cause of liver abscess with two reported cases in diabetic patients. We report a rare case of C. koseri liver abscess with C. koseri bacteremia in an elderly male with chronic kidney disease. He presented vomiting and weakness without any other signs. He was diagnosed

Presentations of pyogenic liver abscess in one UK centre over a 15-year period.

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OBJECTIVE Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) has been a condition of high mortality, improving over recent decades with combined antibiotic and percutaneous drainage. We aimed to identify the presenting features, diagnosis, microbiology, treatment and outcome for patients over a 15-year period at an

Clinical profile of 250 cases of amoebic liver abscess.

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Liver abscess is an emergent public health burden with considerable morbidity. Its prevalence varies from country to country. This prospective study was carried out in the Department of Medicine, Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Mymensingh and Sher-E-Bangla Medical College Hospital, Barishal,

Ultrasonography in the diagnosis and management of 52 patients with amebic liver abscess in Cairo.

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Clinical characteristics of 52 patients with amebic liver abscess are reported. Forty-two percent had an acute illness, usually with high fever, vomiting, sweating, pain in the abdominal right upper quadrant, and leukocytosis. The other 58% had a more chronic illness, usually with a dull ache in the

Actinomycotic liver abscess. Case report and review of the literature.

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Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative, granulomatous disease, which is characterized clinically by extensive necrosis and abscess formation, and histologically by the presence of the so-called "sulphur granules". Actinomycosis is generally classified as being of cervicofacial, thoracic or abdominal

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