Multiple liver abscesses in a child  

作　　者：Rikin K. Shah Vinod K. Sethi Walter J. Bridges Abiodun O. Johnson 

机构地区：[1]Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, USA

出　　处：《Open Journal of Pediatrics》2012年第4期288-290,共3页儿科学期刊（英文）

摘　　要：Entameba histolytica is a protozoan that usually causes procto-colitis. E. histolytica amebiasis is endemic in tropical countries but exceedingly rare in the US Amebic liver abscess commonly presents with fever, abdominal distension, right upper quadrant pain/tenderness, hepatomegaly, and tachycardia. We discuss the presentation/diagnosis of amebiasis in a child who had visited Mexico and the difficulty of early diagnosis when there is no evidence of intestinal infection. Ultrasonography and/or CT were essential diagnostic tools and an IgG antibody study confirmed the diagnosis. Management included oral metronida-zole and abscess drainage.Entameba histolytica is a protozoan that usually causes procto-colitis. E. histolytica amebiasis is endemic in tropical countries but exceedingly rare in the US Amebic liver abscess commonly presents with fever, abdominal distension, right upper quadrant pain/tenderness, hepatomegaly, and tachycardia. We discuss the presentation/diagnosis of amebiasis in a child who had visited Mexico and the difficulty of early diagnosis when there is no evidence of intestinal infection. Ultrasonography and/or CT were essential diagnostic tools and an IgG antibody study confirmed the diagnosis. Management included oral metronida-zole and abscess drainage.

关 键 词：Entameba HISTOLYTICA Ameba INFECTION AMEBIASIS ABSCESS 

分 类 号：R5[医药卫生—内科学]