Pyogenic liver abscesses in a child spreading to pulmonary and subcutaneous tissues: Case report

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 279-282

  Arslan, Nur ^a   Ünal, Nurettin ^a   Uzuner, Nevin ^a   Çakmakçi, Handan ^a   Öztürk, Yeşim ^a   Büyükgebiz, Benal ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Child; Empyema; Pyogenic liver abscess

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; FLUCONAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; TIMENTIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTEROIDES; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIVER ABSCESS; PALLOR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; DRAINAGE; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER ABSCESS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 4644353754     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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