Case report: direct cellulitic spread as presentation of a liver abscess--ultrasound, CT and contrast imaging.
A case of a pyogenic liver abscess presenting as cellulitis of the anterior abdominal wall in a patient with myelodysplasia is reported. Ultrasound (US) and computed tomography (CT) images are compared and the follow-up and treatment is discussed.
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Shearer
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Doyle
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Rose
D000009:Abdominal Muscles; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography