Pyogenic hepatic abscess: long resolution time despite adequate therapy.
A 50-year-old male patient with a pyogenic hepatic abscess was successfully treated with an antibiotic regimen and percutaneous drainage of the abscess. Although this treatment was successful, it took more than 3 months for the abscess cavity to be completely resolved. A slow resolution of hepatic abscesses is therefore no evidence for the ineffectiveness of treatment.
Gross
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Medizinische Poliklinik, Klinikum Innenstadt, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
Kamilli
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Krüger
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Zoller
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D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004322:Drainage; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
D008795:Metronidazole