title: Pyogenic liver abscess causing acute Budd-Chiari syndrome.
abstract: Acute Budd-Chiari syndrome caused by compression of the inferior vena cava by a space-occupying lesion in the liver is rare in children. We report a case where the compression was due to a large staphylococcal abscess in the right lobe of the liver. A high index of suspicion in such a case ensures early intervention and saves life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mehrotra
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krishna
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis