title: Hepatic involvement in listeriosis.
abstract: We report an adult with listeriosis. Sequential liver biopsies demonstrated the resolution of associated granulomas and microabscesses after the administration of high doses of penicillin for ten days. This observation has not previously been reported.
authors.affiliation: Royal Perth Hospital, WA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gebauer
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Donlon
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Herrmann
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rofe
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Platell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins