Successful conservative management of a solitary liver abscess in a premature baby.
A case report of a very small premature baby with a solitary intrahepatic abscess is presented. The diagnosis was suspected by the presence of a gas bubble on plain X-ray and confirmed by ultrasonography. Conservative therapy was successful. The value of ultrasonography in the diagnosis and follow-up of intrahepatic abscess in the newborn is stressed.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents