title: [Liver abscess in childhood: report of 8 cases].
abstract: The authors present eight cases of children with liver abscess diagnosed in the Pediatric Nursery of the "Hospital das Clínicas", State University of Campinas, SP, Brazil, during eight years. Five children were younger than five years. They were four boys and four girls. The symptomatology was inespecific. Staphylococcus aureus was the more frequent etiologic agent and in two cases it was seen Ascaris lumbricoides worm inside the abscess. The findings of ultrasound and computadorized tomography were similar. In most cases, were employed the association of broad spectrum antibiotics and percutaneous draining, and a good clinical outcome was observed in all patients.
authors: Departamento de Pediatria, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, SP.
authors: R M
authors: RM
authors: Pereira
authors: A T
authors: AT
authors: Tresoldi
authors: V M
authors: VM
authors: Belangero
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Bucaretchi
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Hessel
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: da Silva
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Abscesso hepático na infância: relato de oito casos.