Pyogenic liver abscess: Case report Piyojenik karaciğer apsesi: Olgu sunumu
Turk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi, cilt.74, sa.2, ss.155-160, 2017 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 74 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2017
- Doi Numarası: 10.5505/turkhijyen.2017.67625
- Dergi Adı: Turk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.155-160
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Antibiotic therapy, Percutaneous drainage, Pyogenic liver abscess
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Pyogenic liver abscess (PKA) is a rare disease, which mortality could decrease with drainage and appropriate antibiotic therapy. A sixty year-old male patient was admitted to general surgery inpatient unit with findings of fever, anorexia, fatigue and right upper quadrant abdominal pain about two months ago. Ultrasonography revealed a 10 cm mass which is suitable with liver abscess. Abscess was drained by a percutaneous catheter. The patient was discharged from general surgery inpatient unit when his clinical findings improved after two weeks of inpatient follow-up. The patient was admitted to infectious diseases in patient unit with findings of fever, malaise, anorexia and right upper quadrant pain. Physical examination of the patient revealed sensitivity in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen. And there was a percutaneous drainage catheter in the right hypochondrium. Antibiotic therapy was started. Second percutaneous drainage catheter was inserted because of the multilocular abscess in the liver imaging. The patient was discharged with oral antibiotic therapy when his clinical and laboratory findings improved. In this case, it was evaluated general approach to pyogenic liver abscess and treatment options.