title: Liver abscess as a rare complication of Crohn's disease: a case report.
abstract: Pyogenic liver abscess is a rarely seen extraintestinal complication of Crohn's disease. It has different features from other liver abscesses. Its clinical and laboratory findings are not specific and mimic the reactivation of Crohn's disease and diagnosis can be delayed. The radiological methods are very useful in diagnosis and treatment of liver abscess. In this paper, we present a patient with pyogenic liver abscess which developed in the course of Crohn's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterohepatology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. cetinkaraca@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Cetin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Karaca
authors.forename: Binnur
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pinarbaşi
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Danalioğlu
authors.forename: Filiz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Akyüz
authors.forename: Sabahattin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaymakoğlu
authors.forename: Sadakat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozdil
authors.forename: Güngör
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boztaş
authors.forename: Zeynel
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mungan
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents